with any other world view. Second, we cannot simply dismantle apocalyptic in Paul and hope to retain the meaning of the Christ-event. Third, it is a gross misunderstanding to equate apocalyptic in Paul with a philosophy of history, idle speculation, ethical passivity, and escape from the created world. For Paul, then, apocalyptic is the indispensable means for his interpretation of the Christ-event. And the interaction between coherent center and contingent interpretation accords with the theme of