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When do rituals become problematic? In early Christianity, rituals were both important and debated. When they "failed" their meaning became explicit. This paper analyzes a controversy about participation in (ritual) meals in 1st century BCE Corinth in Paul of Tarsus' first letter to the Christian community there.

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This page is a summary of: Intercultural Ritual Transgression as a Catalyst for Early Christian Theological Reflection — A Consideration of 1 Corinthians 8, Exchange, September 2017, Brill,
DOI: 10.1163/1572543x-12341445.
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