Book contents
- Sarcasm in Paul’s Letters
- Society for New Testament Studies
- Sarcasm in Paul’s Letters
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I What Is Sarcasm? How Is Sarcasm Expressed? What Does Sarcasm Do?
- Part II Sarcasm in Paul’s Letters
- 4 Sarcasm in Galatians
- 5 Sarcasm in Romans: with Special Reference to Diatribe and Voice
- 6 Sarcasm in First Corinthians
- 7 Sarcasm (and asteismos) in Second Corinthians
- 8 Conclusion
- Book part
- Bibliography
- Index of Ancient Sources
- Index of Modern Authors
- Subject Index
4 - Sarcasm in Galatians
from Part II - Sarcasm in Paul’s Letters
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 December 2022
Book contents
- Sarcasm in Paul’s Letters
- Society for New Testament Studies
- Sarcasm in Paul’s Letters
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I What Is Sarcasm? How Is Sarcasm Expressed? What Does Sarcasm Do?
- Part II Sarcasm in Paul’s Letters
- 4 Sarcasm in Galatians
- 5 Sarcasm in Romans: with Special Reference to Diatribe and Voice
- 6 Sarcasm in First Corinthians
- 7 Sarcasm (and asteismos) in Second Corinthians
- 8 Conclusion
- Book part
- Bibliography
- Index of Ancient Sources
- Index of Modern Authors
- Subject Index
Summary
This chapter weighs the evidence for sarcasm in Paul’s expression of astonishment (thaumazō hoti) in the opening of Galatians (1:6), which some scholars have considered an epistolary convention for expressing ‘ironic rebuke’. I then discuss whether the epithets that Paul uses to refer to the ‘pillar’ apostles in Gal 2:2, 6, and 9 can be classified as sarcastic and how their use serves Paul’s rhetorical aims across the autobiographical section of Galatians, before pushing back on a common misidentification of sarcasm in Gal 5:12.
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- Sarcasm in Paul’s Letters , pp. 113 - 129Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022