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JEWISH CREATIVE APPROACHES TO THE APOSTLE PAUL

2008; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 7; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/14725880701859936

1472-5894

Daniel R. Langton,

Archaeology and Historical Studies

In contrast to Jewish theological and scholarly studies of Paul, artistic or literary approaches are relatively unknown. This is partly due to the alleged marginality of the Jewish contributors concerned. However, those with complex Jewish identities potentially offer a useful corrective to the impression made by mainstream Jewish religious authorities and popular opinion. The sentiments expressed in Ludwig Meidner’s painting Paul’s Sermon (1919 Meidner, Ludwig. 1919. “Prophet,”, Düsseldorf: Museum of Art. feather and brush, 111 × 73 cm [Google Scholar]) and Franz Werfel’s play Paul among the Jews (1926 Werfel, Franz. 1926. Paulus unter den Juden, Berlin: Zsolnay. [Google Scholar]) contrast powerfully with those of the classic Jewish view. The sensitive treatments of the Apostle to the Gentiles by Meidner and Werfel point to the importance of a mystical outlook and an emphasis on the commonalities of the Judeo‐Christian experience for Jewish creative responses to Paul.