All Citizens of Christ: A Cosmopolitan Reading of Unity and Diversity in Paul’s Letters

Jeehei Park, Ph.D. (2019), Fordham University, is Assistant Professor of New Testament at Seminary of the Southwest.

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1 Introduction


 1 Beyond Universalism and Particularism


 2 Why Cosmopolitanism?


 3 Becoming a Citizen





2 Defining Κοσμοπολίτης


 1 Life as a Voluntary Exile: Diogenes of Sinope’s Cosmopolitanism


 2 Nomos-abiding Citizens: Philo of Alexandria’s Cosmopolitanism


 3 Citizens of the Same Cosmos: Plutarch’s Cosmopolitanism


 4 Kin of God: Epictetus’s Cosmopolitanism


 5 Parts of the Whole: Marcus Aurelius’s Cosmopolitanism


 6 Conclusion





3 Citizens of Christ


 1 Philippians 1:27–30: Living as Citizens of Christ


 2 Philippians 3:17–21: Heavenly Πολίτευμα


 3 Conclusion





4 Equal, Thus United


 1 1 Corinthians 12:12–14: Many, Baptized into One Body


 2 Galatians 3:26–29: One in Christ, Neither Jew Nor Greek


 3 Conclusion





5 Heterogeneous, Yet United


 1 Romans 10:12–13: The Same Lord of All


 2 Romans 12:3–5, 9–13: One Body, Many Members


 3 Conclusion





6 Conclusion


 1 Cosmopolitan Ecclesiology


 2 Continuing Cosmopolitan Unity


 3 Cosmopolitanism and Beyond


Bibliography


Index of Ancient Sources


Index of Modern Authors