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The Dividing Wall: Ephesians and the Integrity of the Corpus Paulinum

by Uk) Dr. Martin Wright (independant Scholar

  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • 15.6 x 23.4 x 1.3 cm

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This book argues for the integrity of the Pauline Corpus as a complex, composite text. Martin Wright critiques the prevailing tendency to divide the Corpus in two, separating the undoubtedly authentic letters from those of disputed authorship. Instead, he advocates for a renewed canonical hermeneutic in which the Corpus as a whole communicates Paul's legacy, and the authorship of individual letters is less important, stressing that that current preoccupations with authorship have a distorting effect on exegesis, and need to be reconsidered.

Wright uses Ephesians as a focal text to illustrate the exegetical potential of this approach. He critically investigates the history of the prevailing hermeneutics of pseudonymity, with particular attention to the theological and confessional partiality with which it is often inflected. And constructively, he proposes a new hermeneutical model in which the Pauline Corpus is read as a continuous interpretative dialogue, leaving the question of authorship to one side. In two substantial exegetical studies, Wright offers new readings of passages from Ephesians and other Pauline letters, amplifying the proposed approach and illustrating its value.

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  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

  • Published

    February 2023

  • Weight

    327g

  • Dimensions

    15.6 x 23.4 x 1.3 cm

  • ISBN

    9780567698490

  • ISBN-10

    0567698491

  • Eden Code

    5669020

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