Corpus-Paul

["Mark D. Nanos" <nanosmd AT comcast.net>]

Edgar,
In Rom 11:13 Paul writes that he is "speaking to you Gentiles" as "the
apostle to the Gentiles," and proceeds to cite Scripture to legitimate his
arguments. In Gal 4:8 and elsewhere he writes to those who formerly
worshiped idols and who are not circumcised or Torah-people, and proceeds to
cite Scripture to legitimate his arguments. In 1 Cor 8--10 he writes to
people who formerly thought that idols were gods and ate idol food, and
cites Scripture to legitimate his arguments. So I do not see how the point
you suggest in your short submission works in this case.

Regards,
Mark
-- 
Mark D. Nanos, Ph.D.
Rockhurst University
Co-Moderator
http://home.comcast.net/~nanosmd/


on 1/17/05 7:41 PM, Edgar Krentz at ekrentz AT sbcglobal.net wrote:

> I only wish to make one small comment about what Mark
> wrote in his long submission. I agree that Paul
> regards the Torah as normative--when he is writing to
> a group that includes Jews who have come to accept
> Jesus as messiah.
> 
> But that is a mark of his arguementation. He does not
> cite or refer to Torah in 1 Thessalonians or in
> Philippians, when his addressees appear to be
> gentiles. Clearly Romans and Galatians, and likely
> both Coreinthian documents included Jews in their
> congregations. [Philemon does not use the OT!] So one
> perhaps should ask whether Paul's use of the Torah is
> simply a warrant that is useful when addressing Jews,
> but not when addressing gentiles.
> 
> Ed Krentz
> 
> --- "Mark D. Nanos" <nanosmd AT comcast.net> wrote:
>> It is clear to me that Paul continued to use the
>> Torah to teach from, and
>> that he understood that it was authoritative for
>> those he addressed in his
>> letters. Do I need to argue this? He cites Torah to
>> legitimate his
>> arguments, and he appeals to Torah as
>> normative--according to his
>> interpretation of it, of course--for even Torah
>> requires this exercise, and
>> cannot simply be quoted so that the meaning is self
>> evident! 
> 
> 
> 
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