%0 Journal Article
%T Playing Christ: Participation and Suffering in the Letters of Paul
%A Wesley Thomas Davey
%J Currents in Biblical Research
%@ 1745-5200
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/1476993X19838471
%X Paul¡¯s theology of suffering has been the subject of a spate of recent scholarly investigations. This article provides a roadmap for the burgeoning conversation, doing so by targeting two objectives. First, it offers a historical account of the origin of interest in the concept of ¡®participation with Christ¡¯ in the Pauline letters. The genesis of participation studies played an indispensable role in catalyzing research into Paul¡¯s perspective on suffering, as the article shows. Second, with that stage set, the article then turns to highlight authors who focus more narrowly on ¡®suffering as participation with Christ¡¯ in the letters of Paul. Although the current conversation about Paul¡¯s theology of suffering hosts a wide array of approaches and opinions, there is a broad consensus that Paul interprets believers¡¯ suffering as an indispensable part of what it means to be united to a crucified Lord
%K Paul
%K participation
%K union with Christ
%K Christology
%K narrative
%K cruciform
%K suffering
%K church
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1476993X19838471