Alla är ni ett i Kristus Jesus: Galaterbrevet 3:28 - Vem får vara med?
(2020) BIVM52 20201Biblical Studies
- Abstract
- This essay focuses on the verse 3:28 from Paul´s letter to the Galatians, in which Paul writes that “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” I have chosen to focus, primarily, on the concepts of “male nor female” in a combined exegetical study and hermeneutical search for an inclusive, Pauline language today – both concerning LGBTQ-people and as a part in the infected debate concerning female pastors/priests.
The essay is divided into three parts. The first part concerns the ancient view on sex, gender constructions and sexuality, both in the Hellenistic and in the Jewish contexts, but also in a Pauline context. I also discuss the purity laws... (More) - This essay focuses on the verse 3:28 from Paul´s letter to the Galatians, in which Paul writes that “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” I have chosen to focus, primarily, on the concepts of “male nor female” in a combined exegetical study and hermeneutical search for an inclusive, Pauline language today – both concerning LGBTQ-people and as a part in the infected debate concerning female pastors/priests.
The essay is divided into three parts. The first part concerns the ancient view on sex, gender constructions and sexuality, both in the Hellenistic and in the Jewish contexts, but also in a Pauline context. I also discuss the purity laws in Leviticus, the first letter to Corinth and the letter to the Romans in order to study if these could be understood in a new way, away from the denouncement of homosexuals.
The second part is an exegetical study on my chosen concepts, ἄρσεν καὶ θῆλυ (“male/female”) where I discuss the letter, as such, and how the concepts and 3:28 can be understood in relation to both the creation, in Gen 1:27, and in relation to the first letter to Corinth concerning women´s participations in the early congregations and to the letter to the Romans.
In the third part I focus on the views on sex, gender constructions and sexuality from a queer point of view today, in a Swedish context. I examine the historical shift from same-gender sexuality as an act to an identity, in the 19th century, which happened along with an intense, psychological focus on norm/normality (and the opposite of it), and the consequences of these shifts and changes. I then compare the ancient views with the modern ones and find that even though they differ they have a few things in common, such as the strive for authority and hierarchy.
I come to the conclusion that Gal 3:28 can be used as an inclusive (in the LGBTQ/queer sense) Pauline verse. The focus is that everyone is included in the Oneness in Christ Jesus, in the salvation. All former distinctions are considered invalid. All are welcome. (Less)
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- Knutsson, Kristin LU
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- BIVM52 20201
- year
- 2020
- type
- H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
- subject
- keywords
- Keywords: Paul, Galatians, female, male, LGBTQ, queer, sex, gender constructions, sexuality. Nyckelord: Paulus, Galaterbrevet, kvinnlig, manlig, HBTQ, kön, könkonstruktioner, sexualitet.
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- Swedish
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- 9042201
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abstract = {{This essay focuses on the verse 3:28 from Paul´s letter to the Galatians, in which Paul writes that “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” I have chosen to focus, primarily, on the concepts of “male nor female” in a combined exegetical study and hermeneutical search for an inclusive, Pauline language today – both concerning LGBTQ-people and as a part in the infected debate concerning female pastors/priests.
The essay is divided into three parts. The first part concerns the ancient view on sex, gender constructions and sexuality, both in the Hellenistic and in the Jewish contexts, but also in a Pauline context. I also discuss the purity laws in Leviticus, the first letter to Corinth and the letter to the Romans in order to study if these could be understood in a new way, away from the denouncement of homosexuals.
The second part is an exegetical study on my chosen concepts, ἄρσεν καὶ θῆλυ (“male/female”) where I discuss the letter, as such, and how the concepts and 3:28 can be understood in relation to both the creation, in Gen 1:27, and in relation to the first letter to Corinth concerning women´s participations in the early congregations and to the letter to the Romans.
In the third part I focus on the views on sex, gender constructions and sexuality from a queer point of view today, in a Swedish context. I examine the historical shift from same-gender sexuality as an act to an identity, in the 19th century, which happened along with an intense, psychological focus on norm/normality (and the opposite of it), and the consequences of these shifts and changes. I then compare the ancient views with the modern ones and find that even though they differ they have a few things in common, such as the strive for authority and hierarchy.
I come to the conclusion that Gal 3:28 can be used as an inclusive (in the LGBTQ/queer sense) Pauline verse. The focus is that everyone is included in the Oneness in Christ Jesus, in the salvation. All former distinctions are considered invalid. All are welcome.}},
author = {{Knutsson, Kristin}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Alla är ni ett i Kristus Jesus: Galaterbrevet 3:28 - Vem får vara med?}},
year = {{2020}},
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