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An eight page paper which considers the way in which Paul’s epistle to the Galatians addresses the differences between the cultural ethics of Judaism and the new order of Christianity, showing the ways in which Christianity rejects community elitism and the hypocrisy of the irreligious. The writer also considers various interpretations of 6:17 in the light of the contemporary social status of early Christians and Paul’s commentary on the practice of circumcision as a symbol of the covenant.
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8 pages (~225 words per page)
File: JL5_JLgalatians.doc
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me, for I bear on my body the marks of Jesus", it is necessary to consider the way in which, in the preceding verses, he defines the new order in
relation to Jews and non-Jews, and how social and cultural practices are seen as of subordinate relevance to the doctrine of Christ as revealed through the mystery of the crucifixion.
Paul has already explained his own background and the importance he had formerly placed on his adherence to the Jewish faith. As Phillips notes,
he is at pains to point out the degree of fanaticism and zeal which he had brought to bear on his attempts to persecute and destroy the early Christians (2000,
PG). He freely admits the strength of his beliefs in the old cultural traditions of Judaism, and the enthusiasm with which he celebrated his former faith.
In order to emphasise that his conversion was not the result of any communication with other human beings, or of academic study and rational decision, he describes how
little discourse he has had with other Christians and the way in which his conversion has come about as a direct revelation from God, rather than by any social or
educational influence on his way of thinking. In this way, he is establishing a basic parameter from which to discourse on the difference between the physical signs of participation in
a religious group, such as tattooing or circumcision or other deliberate modification of the body, and the commonality of belief and purpose which arises from the individuals acceptance of the
divinity of Christ. Firstly, he distinguishes between those of the Jewish faith who bear the physical marks of their religious belief for what he
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