Strijdom, Johan (Johannes Matthys)2011-01-072011-01-072001Strijdom, J 2001, 'A model NOT to be imitated? : Recent criticisms of Paul', HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies, vol. 57, no. 1&2, pp. 612-622.0259-9422 (print)http://hdl.handle.net/2263/15526Spine cut of Journal binding and pages scanned on flatbed EPSON Expression 10000 XL; 400dpi; text/lineart - black and white - stored to Tiff Derivation: Abbyy Fine Reader v.9 work with PNG-format (black and white); Photoshop CS3; Adobe Acrobat v.9 Web display format PDFIn this article recent criticisms of Paul are summarised under the headings of ethnicity (Mack), social class (Theissen), gender (Wire) and homoeroticism (Nissinen). Horsley's positive appraisal of Paul's anti-imperial stance is also surveyed. These views are introduced by means of the concept of imitation as a category of social ethics in Paul, the article, concludes with a statement on the morality of reading.enFaculty of Theology, University of PretoriaPaul, the Apostle, Saint -- Political and social viewsSocial ethicsImitation -- Religious aspectsArticle