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Belly and Body in the Pauline Epistles, PDF eBook

Belly and Body in the Pauline Epistles PDF

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The belly is today a matter of much concern. Modern cultures, particularly in the West, have developed means to cultivate this part of the body: corsets, exercises, revealing fashions.

In this compelling exploration of the 'belly' motif, Karl Olav Sandnes asks whether St Paul might be addressing a culture in which the stomach is similarly high on the agenda.

The result is a surprising new insight into his writings.

Paul twice mentions the enigmatic phrase 'belly-worship' (Phil 3; Rom 16).

The proper context for these texts is the moral philosophy debate about mastering the desires, and the reputation of Epicurus' philosophy as promoting indulgence.

The belly became a catchword for a life controlled by pleasures.

Belly-worship was not only pejorative rhetoric, but developed from Paul's conviction that the body was destined to a future with Christ.

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