Within the framework of Paul's use of Scripture, the contexts of biblical narratives are of great significance, although this has long been underestimated. This conference volume deals with the reception of traditions about Moses in the letters of the apostle to the Gentiles, especially the exodus and Sinai traditions. It focuses on the important and much-discussed passages about the danger of idolatry in 1 Corinthians 10 as well as on the glory of Paul's apostolic ministry in 2 Corinthians 3. The collected essays are methodologically oriented towards the issue of the relationship between education/formation and religion, and they thus perceive Paul's use and interpretation of those biblical traditions as a process of religious education. Tradition-historical backgrounds and the contexts of the situations are also taken into consideration, as well as literary structures and communicative intentions.

Geboren 1961; 1981-88 Studium der Ev. Theologie in Göttingen und St. Andrews; 1996 Promotion und 2001 Habilitation an der Theologischen Fakultät der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena; seit 2003 Professor für Neues Testament an der Theologischen Fakultät der Georg-August-Universität Göttingen.