Description |
1 online resource (230 pages) |
Series |
Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; 143 |
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Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; 143.
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Contents |
Cover; Editorial Board; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 TOWARDS A CONTEXTUAL READING OF PAUL''S REFERENCES TO THE DEATH OF JESUS; Chapter 2 THE CROSS AND CHRISTIAN UNITY: 1 CORINTHIANS 1-4; Chapter 3 THE CROSS AND MORAL DISCOURSE IN 1 CORINTHIANS 5-14; Chapter 4 FUNCTIONS OF PAUL''S REFERENCES TO THE DEATH OF JESUS IN 2 CORINTHIANS 4.7-5.19; Chapter 5 THE SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE DEATH OF JESUS: 2 CORINTHIANS 10-13; Epilogue CHRIST CRUCIFIED AND THE CORINTHIAN COMMUNITY; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors |
Summary |
Pickett explores how Paul appealed to the death of Jesus in the Corinthian correspondence in order to promote a community ethos and ethic consistent with the ideals and values it symbolized. In so doing, Paul was responding to interpersonal conflicts within the community and criticisms of his ministry-criticisms he saw as founded on Graeco-Roman cultural values of the cultivated elite. His consistent emphasis on the weakness of the cross served to critique social expressions of power in Corinth. More constructively, Paul attempted to secure conduct befitting the gospel by invoking the death of |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-221) and indexes |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Jesus Christ -- Crucifixion
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SUBJECT |
Jesus Christ fast |
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Paulus Apostel, Heiliger gnd |
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Jésus-Christ -- Agonie. ram |
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Jésus-Christ -- Crucifixion. ram |
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Jesus Christus -- Tod. swd |
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Paulus (Apostel) swd |
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Bible. Corinthians -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
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Bible. Corinthians fast |
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Tod Jesu gnd |
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Bible. New Testament -- Critique, interprétation, etc. ram |
Subject |
RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- New Testament.
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RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- Paul's Letters.
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Crucifixion of Jesus Christ
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Corinthiërs (bijbelboeken)
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Christus' dood.
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Korintherbrief (I. II.)
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Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9780567346278 |
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0567346277 |
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1283196956 |
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9781283196956 |
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