Paulus' avondmaal is queer: Queer analyse van 1 Korintiërs 11:17-341

In some churches today everyone is invited to the Holy Communion yet in other churches just a few select take a seat at the Table. Through a social-scientific and ritual-theoretic analysis of 1 Corinthians 11, this article first demonstrates that the social hierarchies present in the Corinthian chur...

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Main Author: Swart, Ilse (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:Dutch
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Published: Amsterdam University Press 2024
In: Kerk en theologie
Year: 2024, Volume: 75, Issue: 1, Pages: 26-42
Further subjects:B Holy Communion practices
B Inclusive sacraments
B Pauline sacraments
B Queer Biblical criticism
B Queering Paul
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Summary:In some churches today everyone is invited to the Holy Communion yet in other churches just a few select take a seat at the Table. Through a social-scientific and ritual-theoretic analysis of 1 Corinthians 11, this article first demonstrates that the social hierarchies present in the Corinthian church determine the character of participation in the Corinthian Communion practice. Interrogated through queer theory, this article then argues that Paul challenges these standards by introducing Holy Communion as a transformative place dissolving social hierarchies. Finally, I posit that this queer understanding might call for a reassessment of the invitation and purpose of Communion practices of churches today.
ISSN:2773-1847
Contains:Enthalten in: Kerk en theologie
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.5117/KT2024.1.004.SWAR