RT Book
T1 Belly and body in the Pauline Epistles
T2 Society for New Testament Studies monograph series
A1 Sandnes, Karl Olav 1954-
LA English
PP Cambridge
PB Cambridge University Press
YR 2002
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/883377950
AB 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.
OP 318
NO Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
CN BS2655.F5
SN 978-0-511-48816-0
K1 Bible : Epistles of Paul : Criticism, interpretation, etc
K1 Human Body : Biblical teaching
K1 Stomach : Biblical teaching
K1 Ethics in the Bible
K1 Ethics, Ancient
K1 Flesh (Theology) : Biblical teaching
K1 Bible ; Epistles of Paul ; Criticism, interpretation, etc
K1 Flesh (Theology) ; Biblical teaching
K1 Human body ; Biblical teaching
K1 Stomach ; Biblical teaching
DO 10.1017/CBO9780511488160