Pauline Baptism among the Mysteries
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Pauline Baptism among the Mysteries

Ritual Messages and the Promise of Initiation

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Pauline Baptism among the Mysteries

Ritual Messages and the Promise of Initiation

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This monograph provides an alternative model for looking at the old question about Paul and the mysteries in a new light. Specifically, this study compares rituals—baptism in the Pauline communities and the initiation rituals of the mysteries—through the lens of cultural anthropology and the sociology of religion. Three research questions lead the project: What benefits does each initiation ritual promise its participants? What are the underlying messages or structures that guarantee the efficacy of those rituals? How and to what extent is the initiation ritual connected to the participants' cognition and ethics beyond initiation itself? Taking those questions as the analytical framework, this study substantiates two points: first, in terms of ritual messages, baptism in the Pauline communities is a ritual analogous to mystery initiation, and second, Paul is an innovative interpreter of ritual who recalibrates the messages of preexisting rituals for his theological and ethical program, seeking to radically extend the implications of initiation to the embodied life of every Christ-believer. Students and scholars of New Testament, early Christianity, classics, and ritual studies will benefit from engaging this volume.

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Publisher
De Gruyter
Year
2023
ISBN
9783110791501
Edition
1
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Biblical Criticism & Interpretation

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright
  3. Contents
  4. Acknowledgements
  5. List of Figures and Tables
  6. Abbreviations
  7. 1 Introduction
  8. 2 Paul and the Mysteries: Retrospective and Prospective
  9. 3 Initiation into the Dionysiac Mysteries
  10. 4 Initiation into the Mysteries of Isis
  11. 5 Initiation into the Pauline Communities (I): Baptism in 1 Corinthians
  12. 6 “Baptism for the Dead” (1 Cor 15:29): Ritual Blending and Innovation
  13. 7 Initiation into the Pauline Communities (II): Baptism in Galatians and Romans
  14. 8 Conclusion
  15. Index of Names
  16. Index of Ancient Names
  17. Index of Subjects
  18. Index of Ancient Sources