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    In:  New Testament Studies 67,1 (2021) 105-120
    Language: English
    Year of publication: 2021
    Titel der Quelle: New Testament Studies
    Angaben zur Quelle: 67,1 (2021) 105-120
    Keywords: New Testament. Criticism, interpretation, etc. ; Phallicism New Testament teaching ; Animals in the New Testament ; Dogs Religious aspects ; Judaism ; Circumcision Religious aspects ; Christianity
    Abstract: The scholarly trope that ancient Jews commonly referred to gentiles as ‘dogs’ has coloured exegesis of Phil 3.2 for centuries. This view gave rise to the interpretation that when Paul calls his opponents ‘dogs’, he is ironically inverting the epithet and using it to identify them as Jews. The present article provides a critical assessment of this interpretation and evaluates the data that has been used to justify this claim. I then provide a new interpretation of how Paul is employing the term ‘dog’ in Phil 3.2. On the basis of its broader usage in the Greek-speaking world and the context related to circumcision in Phil 3.2, I propose that Paul is using ‘dog’ as a vulgar, phallic epithet for his opponents.
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