Scandal of Community - Pauline Factions and the Circulation of Grace

Taylor M. Weaver offers a provocative reading of Pauline community, focusing on social and historical readings of the Pauline collection, body metaphors, and socio-politics of the gift, through models and methods developed by critical theorists. Weaver pays attention to conceptual apparatuses revolving around gifting, community, and immunity found in the writings of Italian philosopher Roberto Esposito, augmenting common readings of the historical Paul, while also enriching philosophical co-optations of Paul. Using critical theories (revolving around munus/gift), Weaver unveils different gifting types, showing how these expand one's understanding of early Christian community. The study ends with a new exegesis of 2 Corinthians 8:1-15, illuminating the text through effective theoretical avenues. This book expands methodological borders, providing innovative models of Pauline Christianity, and developing new readings of community profitable to both New Testament studies and theory.

List of contents

Part 1: The Espositoan Community
1. Esposito and the Contours of Communitas
2. Contemporary Orientations of Community
3. Neoliberal Communities: The Hobbesian Spectre
Part 2: Delegating a Space
4. Reading Paul through Distorted Optics
5. Pauline Community: Approximations
6. The Pauline Communitas: New Possibilities, Speculative Futures

About the author

By Taylor M. Weaver

Product details

• Authors: Taylor M. Weaver
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.04.2021
• EAN: 9781978711822
• ISBN: 978-1-978711-82-2
• No. of pages: 266
• Series: Paul in Critical Contexts
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Practical theology; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; History of Ideas, Philosophy, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Critical Theory, Christianity, Modern philosophy: since c 1800, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / New Testament / Paul's Letters, Biblical Studies & Exegesis, Criticism & Exegesis Of Sacred Texts