ABSTRACT
This contribution considers the discussion about the negotiation of the boundaries of the community of people ‘in Christ’ in 1 Corinthians 10 from the vantage point of the physical dimension of social relations. In doing so, this chapter argues that bodily behaviour is key in Paul’s exploration of forms of inclusion into and exclusion from the Corinthian community of Christ devotees. During this exploration, Paul emerges as a thinker for whom physical behaviour (and its interpretation) matters intensely, which can be seen as a more general invitation to consider Paul as a theologian of the body and to pay attention in a more focused manner to the role of the body in theologies in the Christian tradition.
