Former Jew

Love Sechrest, Ph.D. is Assistant Professor of New Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, CA, USA

"Sechrest explores the conceptions of race and ethnicity in documents written by Paul of Tarsus, contributing thereby to questions about race and ethnicity in antiquity, group identity in the Pauline corpus, and whether the fledgling Christian community conceived of itself as a sect or offshoot of Judaism. Among her topics are the third race and Pauline studies, the modern concept of race, non-Jewish and Jewish perspectives on race and ethnicity, Paul's self-identity and group affiliation, intergroup relationships, and the suppression of difference in Christ in Daniel Boyarin's A Radical Jew." -Eithne O'Leyne, BOOK NEWS, Inc.

• Introduction Chapter 1: "The Third Race" and Pauline Studies A. Race, Ethnicity, and NT Scholarship B. Studying Race and Ethnicity Part 1 - Models of Racial and Ethnic Identity Chapter 2: Race and Ethnicity in Modernity A. The Modern Idea of Race B. Ethnicity in Late 20th Century Scholarship C. Models of Race and Ethnicity D. Focal Images Chapter 3: Race and Ethnicity in Antiquity A. Etymology of Race and Ethnicity B. Race and Ethnicity in non-Jewish, Jewish, and Christian Authors C. Greek and Jewish Perspectives on Race and Ethnicity D. Ethnicity and Race: Ancient and Modern Perspectives Part 2 - The Racial Character of Pauline Christianity Chapter 4: Paul's Self-Identity and Relational Matrix A. Community and Kinship in Paul B. Paul's Self-Identity and Group Affiliation C. A Former Jew Chapter 5: The Dialectics of Christian Racial Identity A. Eschatological Criteria B. Eschatological Indicia C. Eschatological Relationships D. Continuity and Discontinuity in Paul Conclusion Chapter 6: Scandal and Opportunity in Racial Christianity A. Paul and Daniel Boyarin's A Radical Jew B. Paul and Brad Braxton's No Longer Slaves