Nomos and the Dispute in Galatians 2
A Case of Conflicting By-Laws
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3363955 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jordan Lavender (0009-0007-4514-9844, National Coalition of Independent Scholars, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 1449 |
| Publication date | 2023-11-22 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel14121449 |
| OpenAlex | W4388905396 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 48 |
This research explores the interpretation of nomos in Galatians 2:11-21 within the light of Greco-Roman associations and Palestinian chavurot. As such, it proposes a reading of the text and conflict as a localized issue of conflicting association by-laws between Jews and Gentiles. The members of Jacob's association in Jerusalem demonstrated Pharisaic behavior in requiring circumcision for membership in the association and requiring the additional observance of purity and tithing regulations as interpreted by the association as crucial elements of its by-laws. Paul chastises Peter for breaking the by-laws of the Jewish assembly when eating with the Gentiles but then "separating himself" from them and requiring the Gentiles to observe the by-laws that he had just broken. Paul then explains how the Jewish association's by-laws are not required for his Gentile followers and redirects them to the faithfulness of Christ as their means of being set right and the means of acquiring justice
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Respect for Judaism by Gentiles According to Josephus
Image of the Non-Jew in Judaism
Galatians and the Imperial Cult
Non-Chronological Sugyot in the Babylonian Talmud
The ‘Transgressor’ and the ‘Curse of the Law’
Who Did Paul Think He Was? A Study of Jewish–christian Identity
Judaizing the Nations
The exit of social mobility and the voice of social change
The Origins of Oral Torah
The Idea of Purity In Ancient Judaism
The Halakha in Josephus and in Tannaitic Literature
Recasting Paul as a Chauvinist within the Western Text-Type Manuscript Tradition
The Taqqanah in Tannaitic Literature
Commensality, society and culture
Social identity and intergroup behaviour
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |