Jung Hoon Kim. The significance of clothing imagery in the Pauline Corpus

Bloomsbury T&T Clark, 2004. — 271 p.
Another spelling of the author's name: Chŏng-hun K.There are references to clothing throughout Paul's letters, and the metaphor constitutes a significant aspect of his theology. The imagery appears several times in his letters: clothing with Christ (Gal 3:27; Rom 13:14), clothing with the new man (Col 3:9-10; Eph 4:22-24), and clothing with the resurrection body (1 Cor 15:49, 50-54; 2Cor 5:1-4).In order to understand the background to this use of the clothing metaphor, Jung Hoon Kim examines similar imagery in the Old Testament, 1 and 2 Enoch, the Apocalypse of Moses, Philo, rabbinic literature, Joseph and Aseneth, the Hymn of the Pearl, and Apuleius's Metamorphoses. He also discusses the Roman custom of clothing and the baptismal praxis of the ancient church.Kim concludes that Paul's metaphor suggests the life and glory of the image of God, which were lost by Adam, have been restored by baptism in Christ, and will go on to be consummated at the parousia.Clothing imagery in its history-of-religions background
Clothing imagery in the Old Testament
Clothing imagery in other Jewish literature
Clothing imagery in Joseph and Aseneth
Clothing imagery in The Hymn of the Pearl
Clothing imagery in mystery religions
Roman apparel: Toga virilis
Baptismal practices in the Early Church
The clothing imagery in the Pauline corpus
Clothing with a person (I): 'Christ'
Clothing with a person (II): 'The new man'
Clothing with the resurrection body.