The so-called 'Antioch Incident' - the confrontation between the apostles Peter and Paul in Galatians 2.11-21 - continues to be a source of controversy in both scholarly and popular estimations of the emergence of the early Church and the development of Pauline theology. Paul and the Crucified Christ in Antioch offers an interesting interpretation of Paul's account of and response to this event, creatively combining historical reconstruction, detailed exegesis, and theological reflection. S. A. Cummins argues that the nature and significance of the central issue at stake in Antioch - whether the Torah or Jesus Christ determines who are the people of God - gains great clarity and force when viewed in relation to a Maccabean martyr model of Judaism as now christologically reconfigured and redeployed in the life and ministry of the apostle Paul.

Table of Contents

Preface; List of abbreviations; Introduction; Part I. Maccabean Martyrdom: 1. Maccabean martyrdom: formative texts and traditions; 2. Maccabean martyrdom in first-century Judaism and Paul; Part II. Paul and the Crucified Christ in Antioch: 3. Paul as a paradigm of conformity to Christ: the Galatian context, conceptual framework and autobiography; 4. Jews and Christians in Antioch; 5. Paul and the crucified Christ in Antioch: Galatians 2.11-14; 6. Paul and the crucified Christ in Antioch: Galatians 2.15-21; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index of passages; Select index of Greek words and phrases; Index of modern authors; Select index of names and subjects.

About the Author

S. A. Cummins is Associate Professor of New Testament at the Canadian Theological Seminary, Regina, Saskatchewan. He has taught both in Canada and the UK, and has published in academic journals.

Reviews

'The exegetical skill and insight Cummins brings to important issues is considerable, and the implications of his conclusions are potentially far reaching ... a challenging work, and one which should stimulate considerable debate in scholarship.' Neotestamentica