Intercultural Ritual Transgression as a Catalyst for Early Christian Theological Reflection — A Consideration of 1 Corinthians 8

What led to the issues that Paul addresses in 1 Corinthians 8? This paper argues that
the missionary expansion of the early community led to a renegotiation of its ritual
boundaries, in particular concerning question of ritual participation. Theory concerning ‘ritual failure’ is used in order to analyse the dynamics involved.