The Iudai͂os in Romans: First to the Gentile-Become-Jew, Then Also to the Gentile-as-Gentile

The Ἰουδαῖος in Romans First to the Gentile-Become-Jew, Then Also to the Gentile-as-Gentile

Pauline scholars have read ὁ Ἰουδαῖος in Romans as a native-born Jew who stands over and against τὰ ἔθνη ("the nations," or "gentiles"). The ethnonym Ἰουδαῖος, however, applied also to proselytes, to non-Jews who became Jews. Paul lived in a world in which Ἰουδαῖος applied to peo...

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Main Author: Rodríguez, Rafael 1977- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Catholic Biblical Association of America 2024
In: The catholic biblical quarterly
Year: 2024, Volume: 86, Issue: 1, Pages: 124-143
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Paul Apostle / Romans / Jews / Conversion / Conversion (Motif) / Paganism
IxTheo Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
BH Judaism
HC New Testament
Further subjects:B Ethnicity
B Gentiles
B Jewish Identity
B Romans
B Paul
B Conversion
B Ἰουδαῖος
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Summary:Pauline scholars have read ὁ Ἰουδαῖος in Romans as a native-born Jew who stands over and against τὰ ἔθνη ("the nations," or "gentiles"). The ethnonym Ἰουδαῖος, however, applied also to proselytes, to non-Jews who became Jews. Paul lived in a world in which Ἰουδαῖος applied to people Paul did not accept as Ἰουδαῖοι. In Paul's view, being a Ἰουδαῖος is an immutable, genealogical identity unavailable to anyone not born a Ἰουδαῖος. In some cases, the Ἰουδαῖος in Romans 1-3 is a so-called (or self-styled) "Jew." Paul demonstrates how gentiles' efforts at becoming a Jew (sans scare quotes) nevertheless leaves them closer to the gentile-as-gentile than to the native-born Jew.
ISSN:2163-2529
Contains:Enthalten in: The catholic biblical quarterly