Paul's political strategy in 1 Corinthians 1-4 : Volume 163. Constitution and covenant
Bitner, Bradley J., the Apostle Saint Paul, the Apostle Saint. Paul
This volume examines 1 Corinthians 1-4 within first-century politics, demonstrating the significance of Corinth's constitution to the interpretation of Paul's letter. Bradley J. Bitner shows that Paul carefully considered the Roman colonial context of Corinth, which underlay numerous ecclesial conflicts. Roman politics, however, cannot account for the entire shape of Paul's response. Bridging the Hellenism-Judaism divide that has characterized much of Pauline scholarship, Bitner argues that Paul also appropriated Jewish-biblical notions of covenant. Epigraphical and papyrological evidence indicates that his chosen content and manner are best understood with reference to an ecclesial politeia informed by a distinctively Christ-centered political theology. This emerges as a "politics of thanksgiving" in 1 Corinthians 1:4-9 and as a "politics of construction" in 3:5-4:5, where Paul redirects gratitude and glory to God in Christ. This innovative account of Paul's political theology offers fresh insight into his pastoral strategy among nascent Gentile-Jewish assemblies
Categorie:
Anno:
2015
Casa editrice:
Cambridge University Press
Lingua:
english
Pagine:
358
ISBN 10:
1107088488
ISBN 13:
9781107088481
Collana:
Monograph series (Society for New Testament Studies) 163
File:
PDF, 4.28 MB
IPFS:
,
english, 2015