Michael Lakey is Lecturer in New Testament at Ripon College Cuddesdon, Oxford, UK.

This volume benefits New Testament scholarship in various ways. [It] explores how the fundamental, Christ-narrative underlies Pauline metaphysics, ethics, and rituals. Thus, this monograph will be a helpful dialogue partner for biblical scholars working on narratives, either explicit or implicit. Lakey’s book will doubtlessly guide those interested in interpreting Paul’s ritual passages and understanding the referenced rituals within the Pauline symbolic network … I also believe that this monograph points to a fruitful way (i.e., interpretative anthropology) to advance the perennial task of describing New Testament theology.

• IntroductionChapter 1: Background to the StudyChapter 2: Ritual in Social Scientific PerspectiveChapter 3: Metaphysics - Paul, the Church and the SpiritChapter 4: Community - Paul, the Church and Life in the SpiritChapter 5: Symbol - Baptism and the Lord's SupperChapter 6: The Lord's Supper in Paul's Early InterpretersConclusions

Michael Lakey is Lecturer in New Testament at Ripon College Cuddesdon, Oxford, UK.

This volume benefits New Testament scholarship in various ways. [It] explores how the fundamental, Christ-narrative underlies Pauline metaphysics, ethics, and rituals. Thus, this monograph will be a helpful dialogue partner for biblical scholars working on narratives, either explicit or implicit. Lakey’s book will doubtlessly guide those interested in interpreting Paul’s ritual passages and understanding the referenced rituals within the Pauline symbolic network … I also believe that this monograph points to a fruitful way (i.e., interpretative anthropology) to advance the perennial task of describing New Testament theology.

• IntroductionChapter 1: Background to the StudyChapter 2: Ritual in Social Scientific PerspectiveChapter 3: Metaphysics - Paul, the Church and the SpiritChapter 4: Community - Paul, the Church and Life in the SpiritChapter 5: Symbol - Baptism and the Lord's SupperChapter 6: The Lord's Supper in Paul's Early InterpretersConclusions

Michael Lakey is Lecturer in New Testament at Ripon College Cuddesdon, Oxford, UK.

This volume benefits New Testament scholarship in various ways. [It] explores how the fundamental, Christ-narrative underlies Pauline metaphysics, ethics, and rituals. Thus, this monograph will be a helpful dialogue partner for biblical scholars working on narratives, either explicit or implicit. Lakey’s book will doubtlessly guide those interested in interpreting Paul’s ritual passages and understanding the referenced rituals within the Pauline symbolic network … I also believe that this monograph points to a fruitful way (i.e., interpretative anthropology) to advance the perennial task of describing New Testament theology.

• IntroductionChapter 1: Background to the StudyChapter 2: Ritual in Social Scientific PerspectiveChapter 3: Metaphysics - Paul, the Church and the SpiritChapter 4: Community - Paul, the Church and Life in the SpiritChapter 5: Symbol - Baptism and the Lord's SupperChapter 6: The Lord's Supper in Paul's Early InterpretersConclusions