Paul's Letters and the Construction of the European Self

Download or read book Paul's Letters and the Construction of the European Self written by Fatima Tofighi and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-01-26 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even when he was a prototype of European identity, Paul transgressed the limits of Europe. It is not clear whether he was conformist or rebellious, orthodox or liberal, sexist, or egalitarian. Instead of pushing the Apostle into the arbitrary categories of modern European identity, Fatima Tofighi takes into account the challenge that Paul brings to normative conceptions of political theology (Rom 13), 'religion' (Gal 2.12-14), and women's veiling (1 Cor 11. 5-16). Alternative interpretations of these passages, with the help of postmodern theory, both solve the major problems of biblical exegesis and offer a critique of the allegedly well-defined European categories.