Paul`s Identity in Galatians A Postcolonial Appraisal

includes index and biblioraphy

1 Postcolonialism: A critical Tool of Reading .......19 Mapping postcolonialism .............20 Navigating biblical Studies with the postcolonial Compass........40 2. Jewish, Hellenistic, Roman colonial Discursive World ...59 Roman Imperialism : An Overview .....60 Cross-Cultural Pollination in the Imperial World.........64 The colonial Self and The colonized Other in Roman Antiquity ......71 3. The rhetorical Context of Paul`s Galatian Discourse ............113 Background of the Letter to galatians ....114 The socio- Historical Context of Galatia..........116 Identity of the Opponents in Galatia ......126 4. Exploring postcolonial Insights in Galaians : An exegetical Inquiry ........137 The interpretative framework of Galatians ....138 The autobiography of Paul...160 Revisiting the sacred stories and the scripture for the Other .........184 Radical Ethics of the Community ....218 5. Envisioning the postcolonial Identity of Paul..............231 Identity as a process of Identification ......232 Dunn and Hodge on Paul`s Identity...........234 The third Space of Emancipation.........250