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Belly And Body In The Pauline Epistles

  • Paperback
  • 336 pages
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • 14 x 21.6 x 2 cm

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The belly is today a matter of much concern. Modern cultures, particularly in the West, have developed means to cultivate this part of the body: corsets, exercises, revealing fashions. In this compelling exploration of the 'belly' motif, Karl Olav Sandnes asks whether St Paul might be addressing a culture in which the stomach is similarly high on the agenda. The result is a surprising new insight into his writings. Paul twice mentions the enigmatic phrase 'belly-worship' (Phil 3; Rom 16). The proper context for these texts is the moral philosophy debate about mastering the desires, and the reputation of Epicurus' philosophy as promoting indulgence. The belly became a catchword for a life controlled by pleasures. Belly-worship was not only pejorative rhetoric, but developed from Paul's conviction that the body was destined to a future with Christ.
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  • Author

    Karl Olav Sandnes (the Norwegian Lutheran School Of Theology)

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Cambridge University Press

  • Published

    August 2005

  • Weight

    427g

  • Page Count

    336

  • Dimensions

    14 x 21.6 x 2 cm

  • ISBN

    9780521018968

  • ISBN-10

    052101896X

  • Eden Code

    1007424

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