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.
