Focuses on the many ways Pauline thought and tradition were reinterpreted, reused, reframed, and reconstructed in the first centuries of Christianity. James Aageson provides a bifocal look at Paul with the reference points being both how Paul transformed his own thinking and later how Paul and his thought were transformed by others in the church.
- Preface
- Credits
- Abbreviations
Introduction
- An Overview of Paul's Legacy
- Paul and Religion
- An Overview of Recent Scholarship
- A Methodological Overview and the Intricate Tapestry of Early Christianity
- Conclusion
1. Memory, Metamorphosis, and Christian Development: Paul and the Formation of a Legacy
- Scripture, Canon, and Interpretation: The Point of Entry
- The Earliest Remembering and Reframing of Paul
- The Acts of the Apostles
- The Acts of Paul
- The Pastoral Epistles
- Ignatius of Antioch
- Polycarp of Smyrna
- Clement of Rome
- Conclusion
2. Meaning, Method, and Conflict: Paul's Place in Early Church Tradition
- 1 Cor 1:18–2:16: The Point of Entry
- A Lens for Interpreting Pauline Tradition
- From Dissension and Exhortation to Refutation and Apologetics
- 1 Clement
- Ignatius to the Ephesians
- Irenaeus: Adversus haereses 3.1–5
- Tertullian: Contra Marcion 5.5–5.6
- Conclusion
3. Authority and Control in Pauline Tradition: The Building of a Legacy
- Romans 6: The Point of Entry
- Authority, Control, and Institutional Development
- The Pastoral Epistles
- Ignatius of Antioch, Polycarp, and 1 Clement
- Irenaeus and Tertullian
- Authority and Its Cross Currents
- Thecla
- Marcion
- Valentinus
- Conclusion
4. Life in the Empire: Paul's Legacy, the Church, and Rome
- Resistance, Accommodation, and Negotiation: The Point of Entry
- Paul's Legacy and the Empire
- Luke's Paul
- Paul and the Pastorals
- Paul and Thecla
- Paul, Imprisonment, Suffering, Martyrdom, Imitation
- A Foundational Christian Narrative
- Ignatius of Antioch
- Polycarp
- 1 Clement
- Later Stories, Arguments, and Persecutions
- The Martyrdom of Paul
- Tertullian: De fuga in persecutione
- Conclusion
5. Self-Definition and Contention: Israel, the Jews, and the Church
- Abraham, Israel, and Gentile Christianity: The Points of Entry
- The Legacy of Paul and the Jews, Judaism, and Israel
- Abraham
- Jews, Judaism, and Israel
- Ignatius to the Magnesians
- Epistle of Barnabas
- Epistle to Diognetus
- Justin Martyr: Dialogue with Trypho
- Tertullian: Adversus Judaeos
- Conclusion
6. Sexuality, Marriage, and Asceticism: Paul's Ethical Legacy
- 1 Corinthians 7, 1 Thessalonians 4, and the Debate: The Point of Entry
- Marriage, Sexuality, Celibacy, and the Legacy of Paul
- The Pastoral and Deutero-Pauline Epistles
- The Apostolic Fathers
- Thecla and Sexual Renunciation
- Tertullian on Chastity and Virginity
- Exhortation to Chastity
- On Monogamy
- On Modesty
- To His Wife
- Methodius: Symposium of the Ten Virgins
- Conclusion
7. Paul's Legacy in Place: Philippi, Rome, and Corinth
- Paul's Legacy in Place: The Point of Entry
- Paul's Early Legacy in Place in the New Testament
- Paul in Philippi: The Birth of a Legacy
- Paul and Rome: The Birth of an Imperial Legacy
- Paul, Corinth, and the Corinthians: The Birth of a Pastoral Legacy
- Conclusion
8. E Pluribus Unum or Vice Versa: Mapping Unity and Diversity in Early Christian and Pauline Tradition
- One Body, Many Members: The Point of Entry
- Legacy and Geographical Location
- Ecclesiology and Opposition
- Function and Formation
- Unity and Diversity of Belief
- Unity and Diversity of Practice: Baptism, Eucharist, Worship, and Ministry
- Diversity beneath the Surface
- Conclusion
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