Corpus-Paul

[Frich107 AT aol.com]

Runar,

Thanks for your e-mail and comments. Apologies for my unintentional 
misrepresentation of Stowers views. I didn't intend to use the term Christian 
as I agree with yourself that is anachronistic to use the term when referring 
to First Century Christ-believers (for want of a better term).

>According to Stowers, the weak and the strong in Rom
>14 are not particular groups or parties or theological positions but
>"dispositions of character" 

I find this part of Stowers particularly interesting as it allows for a lot 
more flexability when viewing Romans 14. There is allowance made for the 
movement of individuals between being 'weak' and 'strong' in this view I 
think. Is it perhaps conceivable then that, taking such a reading, Paul is 
actually addressing the whole Roman community when is speaking to the 
'strong'? Just a thought.

Regards,

Fred Rich.
Ph.D. Student,
Department of Biblical Studies,
University of Sheffield.