Conflict and Community in Corinth

Author: Ben Witherington
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN: 1467418994
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 460

Book Description
This unprecedented commentary applies an exegetical method informed by both sociological insight and rhetorical analysis to the study of 1 and 2 Corinthians. In addition to using traditional exegetical and historical methods, this unique study also analyzes the two letters of Paul in terms of Greco-Roman rhetoric and ancient social conditions and customs to shed fresh light on the context and content of Paul's message. Includes 21 black-and-white photos and illustrations.

Conflict and community in Corinth : a socio-rhetorical commentary on 1 and 2 Corinthians

Author: Ben Witherington III
Publisher:
ISBN:
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Languages : en
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Book Description

Conflict and Community in Corinth

Author: Ben Witherington
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780802801449
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Conflict and Community in Corinth

Author: Ben Witherington
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN: 9780802801449
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 516

Book Description
This commentary applies an exegetical method informed by both sociological insight and rhetorical analysis to the study of I and 2 Corinthians. The study also analyzes the two letters of Paul in terms of Greco-Roman rhetoric and ancient social conditions and customs to shed fresh light on the context and content of the message.

A Week in the Life of Corinth

Author: Ben Witherington III
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 0830839623
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 161

Book Description
In this work of historical fiction, Ben Witherington III provides a one of kind window into the social and cultural context of Paul's ministry.

Corinth in Context

Author: Steve Friesen
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004181970
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 529

Book Description
In this book, archaeologists, classicists, and specialists in Christian origins examine the social and religious life of ancient Corinth. The interdisciplinary contributions present new materials and findings on the themes of Greek and Roman identities, social stratification, and local religion.

Conflict in Corinth

Author: Charles Kevin Robertson
Publisher: Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Bibles
Languages : en
Pages : 288

Book Description
The apostle Paul faced a «double dilemma» in the first-century church in Corinth: although there appears to have been a divisive spirit in the congregation, there was little conflict between the church and its relational environment. Conflict in Corinth examines the situation in Corinth and Paul's response to it by utilizing principles and imagery from systems thinking. Inadequate group boundaries and confusion regarding the unique identity of the Christian community gave rise to numerous seemingly unrelated problems. As illustrated throughout the work, Paul used family relationships and images to redefine the church system and reconfigure its internal relationships.

1 and 2 Thessalonians

Author: Ben Witherington
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN: 0802828361
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 319

Book Description
Paul's two letters to the Thessalonians stand as some of the very earliest Christian documents, yet they appear well into Paul's missionary career, giving them a unique context well worth exploring. In this first full-scale socio-rhetorical commentary on 1 and 2 Thessalonians, Ben Witherington gleans fresh insight from reading Paul's text in the light of rhetorical concerns and patterns, early Jewish theology, and the first-century historical situation in Macedonia. Witherington's distinctive socio-rhetorical approach helps unearth insights that would otherwise remain hidden using only form criticism, epistolary categories, and traditional criticism. Witherington details Thessalonica's place as the "metropolis" of Macedonia, and he carefully unpacks the social situation of Paul and his recipients. Scholars will appreciate the careful analysis and rhetorical insights contained here, while Witherington's clear prose and sensitivity to Paul's ideas make this work ideal for all who desire a useful, readable commentary on 1 and 2 Thessalonians.

Paul

Author: Douglas A. Campbell
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN: 1467449423
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 311

Book Description
Douglas Campbell has made a name for himself as one of Paul’s most insightful and provocative interpreters. In this short and spirited book Campbell introduces readers to the apostle he has studied in depth over his scholarly career. Enter with Campbell into Paul’s world, relive the story of Paul’s action-packed ministry, and follow the development of Paul’s thought throughout both his physical and his spiritual travels. Ideal for students, individual readers, and study groups, Paul: An Apostle’s Journey dramatically recounts the life of one of early Christianity’s most fascinating figures—and offers powerful insight into his mind and his influential message.

Honour and Conflict in the Ancient World

Author: Mark T. Finney
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 0567386791
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 307

Book Description
In this volume, Finney argues that the conflict in 1 Corinthians is driven by lust for honour and Paul's use of the paradigm of the cross. Studies in contemporary social anthropology have noted the importance of male honour and how this is able to generate ideas of social identity within a community and to elucidate patterns of social behaviour. Finney examines the letter of 1 Corinthians , which presents a unique expose of numerous aspects of social life in the first-century Greco-Roman world where honour was of central importance. At the same time, filotimia (the love and lust for honour) also had the capacity to generate an environment of competition, antagonism, factionalism, and conflict, all of which are clearly evident within the pages of 1 Corinthians . Finney seeks to examine the extent to which the social constraints of filotimia, and its potential for conflict, lay behind the many problems evident within the nascent Christ-movement at Corinth. Finney presents a fresh reading of the letter, and the thesis it proposes is that the honour-conflict model, hitherto overlooked in studies on 1 Corinthians , provides an appropriate and compelling framework within which to view the many disparate aspects of the letter in their social context. Formerly the Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement , this is a book series that explores the many aspects of New Testament study including historical perspectives, social-scientific and literary theory, and theological, cultural and contextual approaches.