Interpolations in the Pauline Letters (Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement)

In this fundamental and at times provocative study, Walker demonstrates that Paul's letters contain later, non-Pauline additions or interpolations and that such interpolations can sometimes be identified with relative confidence. He begins by establishing that interpolations are to be assumed simply on a priori grounds, that direct text-critical evidence is not essential for their recognition, that the burden of proof in their identification is lighter than most have assumed, and that specific evidence for interpolation is often available.Successive chapters then argue that 1 Cor. 11.3-16, 1 Cor. 2.6-16, 1 Cor. 12.31b-14.1a, and Rom. 1.18-2.29 are in fact non-Pauline interpolations, and Walker goes on to summarize arguments for the same conclusion regarding five additional passages. A brief epilogue addresses the question of interpolations and the canonical authority of scripture. Cover 1 Editorial Board 2 Title 4 Copyright 5 CONTENTS 6 Preface 8 Acknowledgments 11 Abbreviations 12 Introduction 16 Chapter 1 THE A PRIORI PROBABILITY OF INTERPOLATIONS IN THE PAULINE LETTERS 27 Chapter 2 THE ABSENCE OF DIRECT TEXT-CRITICAL EVIDENCE FOR INTERPOLATION 45 Chapter 3 THE BURDEN OF PROOF IN THE IDENTIFICATION OF INTERPOLATIONS 58 Chapter 4 EVIDENCE FOR INTERPOLATION 64 Chapter 5 1 CORINTHIANS 11.3-16 92 Chapter 6 l CORINTHIANS 2.6-16 128 Chapter 7 1 CORINTHIANS 13 148 Chapter 8 ROMANS 1.18-2.29 167 Chapter 9 OTHER LIKELY INTERPOLATIONS (l) 191 Chapter 10 OTHER LIKELY INTERPOLATIONS (2) 211 Epilogue INTERPOLATIONS AND THE CANONICAL AUTHORITY OF SCRIPTURE 238 Bibliography 244 Index of References 258 Index of Authors 270