Abstract
The famous dictum, “It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me” (Gal. 2:20), can be found in a highly polemical section of Paul’s Letter to the Galatians. The context is one in which religious boundaries between Jews and non-Jews are transgressed at the common meal. This resulted in heated discussions about Jewish loyalty and identity. Paul, a Jew and an apostle of Christ, took a firm stance in these matters and advanced a prolific argument in favor of his transreligious position. It is the purpose of my paper to discuss the intersection of Paul’s mysticism and the communal life in early nascent Christianity. I contend that the way he deals with the problems he encountered in his days transcends the constraints of history and can be inspirational in a modern context.
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Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
Religious Community and Socialization
KEYWORDS
Mysticism, Bible, Paul, Galatians, Meal, Identity, Community, Early Christianity, Jew
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