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Paul's Letters and the Construction of the European Self (Scriptural Traces) - Softcover

Tofighi, Fatima

 
9780567683625: Paul's Letters and the Construction of the European Self (Scriptural Traces)

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

Fatima Tofighi is Assistant Professor of Women and Religion at the University of Religions, Qom, Iran.

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