Imitation in faith: enacting Paul’s ambiguous "pistis Christou" formulations on a Greco-Roman stage
There is an ongoing debate in New Testament scholarship on the correct interpretation of Paul’s pistis Christou formulations: are we justified by our own faith/trust in Christ, or by participating in Christ’s faith and faithfulness towards God? This article contributes to the position of purposeful...
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
[2016]
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International journal of philosophy and theology
Year: 2016, Volume: 77, Issue: 3, Pages: 119-153 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Paul Apostle
/ Faith
/ Jesus Christus
/ Imitation in literature
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| IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality HC New Testament NBF Christology |
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| Summary: | There is an ongoing debate in New Testament scholarship on the correct interpretation of Paul’s pistis Christou formulations: are we justified by our own faith/trust in Christ, or by participating in Christ’s faith and faithfulness towards God? This article contributes to the position of purposeful or sustained ambiguity by reading Paul’s imitation - and faith(fulness) - language against the background of Hellenistic-Roman thought on and practice of imitation. In particular, the mimetic chain between teachers and students training for a philosophical disposition, and the philosophical topos of "becoming like God"(homoiōsis theōi) offer material valuable for comparison. Since pistis, fides and cognates are used in these settings as both a quality to imitate and as attitude towards a model, and since, conversely, imitation is very much involved in Paul’s pistis-vocabulary, it makes sense to read pistis Christou as shorthand for a mimetic movement of faith(fulness) via Christ towards God. |
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| ISSN: | 2169-2327 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: International journal of philosophy and theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/21692327.2016.1231076 |