The Eucharistic Body of Paul and the Ritualization of 2 Corinthians
by Prof. Dr. Judith H. Newman (Emmanuel College)
This seminar presentation draws on material from Newman’s forthcoming book, Before the Bible: the Liturgical Body and the Formation of Scriptures in Early Judaism (Oxford, 2018) in which she argues that a key to understanding the formation of scriptures is the widespread practice of individual and communal prayer in early Judaism. She demonstrates that scriptures were formed because of the intertwined relationship of worship practices, learned figures who interpreted scripture, and the ongoing performance of scriptural tradition. The seminar focuses on the role of Paul as one who initiates communal liturgical practices and serves as mediating figure of the scriptural tradition.
Prof. Judith H. Newman is Associate Professor
of Religion and Old Testament/Hebrew Bible at Emmanuel College, and
cross-appointed to the Department and Centre for the Study of Religion
and the Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations at the
University of Toronto.
