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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461213003321

Autore

Sumney Jerry L.

Titolo

'Servants of Satan', 'false brothers' and other opponents of Paul / / Jerry L. Sumney

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sheffield, England : , : Sheffield Academic Press, , [1999]

©1999

ISBN

1-283-19752-9

9786613197528

0-567-40493-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (361 p.)

Collana

Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; ; 188

Library of New Testament studies

Disciplina

227/.067

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages [323]-341) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; Preface; Abbreviations; Chapter 1; INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2; QUESTIONING THE EXTENT OF PAUL'S AUTHORITY - 1 CORINTHIANS; Chapter 3; POWERFUL PNEUMATIC APOSTLES AND PAUL'S WEAKNESS - 2 CORINTHIANS; Chapter 4; PAUL MAKES SOME ENEMIES-GALATIANS; Chapter 5; OPPONENTS EVERYWHERE-PHILIPPIANS; Chapter 6; THOSE WHO 'PASS JUDGMENT'-COLOSSIANS; Chapter 7; A WORRIED CHURCH-1 THESSALONIANS; Chapter 8; 'THE DAY OF THE LORD IS HERE': OVERREALIZED ESCHATOLOGY ARRIVES IN THESSALONICA-2 THESSALONIANS; Chapter 9; THE PASTORAL EPISTLES; Chapter 10

OF OPPONENTS AND 'OPPONENTS': A RECONSTRUCTION OF THOSE OPPOSED IN THE PAULINE LETTERSBibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors

Sommario/riassunto

This book sets out a method for identifying the opponents in view in Paul's letters, and then applies it to the relevant writings of the Pauline corpus. The method limits the use of parallels or prior constructions as a basis for identification, dealing with each letter on an individual basis and taking full acount of the historical and social context. Sumney concludes that the Pauline letters address different kinds of opposition in different places, including two distinct anti-Paul movements. Here is



a fundamental study for research into a basic problem of the Pauline correspondence.