05.10.2013 Views

PAUL AND THE RHETORIC OF REVERSAL: KERYGMATIC ...

PAUL AND THE RHETORIC OF REVERSAL: KERYGMATIC ...

PAUL AND THE RHETORIC OF REVERSAL: KERYGMATIC ...

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

Create successful ePaper yourself

Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.

prioritise the prohibition of adultery, perhaps in order to keep to the priorities of the<br />

Septuagint:<br />

Luke 18:20<br />

You know the commands: do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not<br />

bear false witness, honour your father and mother.<br />

This ordering is reminiscent of the Sentences of Pseudo-Phocylides, 3-8 above.<br />

Josephus’ discussion of the law in Against Apion loosely follows the ordering of the<br />

Decalogue in the Septuagint, placing the discussion of sexual laws immediately after the laws<br />

related to God and Temple, and prior to discussion of laws relating to the interactional issues<br />

of honouring parents, lying, and stealing. As in Philo, Pseudo-Phocylides and Paul, sexual and<br />

family issues are combined. In summary:<br />

Josephus, Against Apion 2.190-208<br />

1. (2.190ff): God – creator; no images may be made; responded to with the worship of<br />

virtue<br />

2. (2.193ff): Temple – priesthood; sacrifices; laws; prayers; fellowship; purifications<br />

3. (2.199ff): Marriage/Sex – man and wife; homosexual sex; getting married;<br />

submission; assault/adultery; abortion; purifications; Children – sobriety in<br />

upbringing, education, moral grounding; The Dead – funerals<br />

4. (2.206): Honouring Parents – second to honouring God; respect to elders<br />

5. (2.207): Lying – no secrets; confidence; no bribes<br />

6. (2.208): Stealing – taking goods, laying hands on neighbour’s property; taking<br />

interest<br />

“These and many similar regulations are the ties that bind us together”.<br />

242

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!