Record Nr.

UNINA9910461242503321

Autore

Webb William J. <1957->

Titolo

Returning home : new covenant and second exodus as the context for 2 Corinthians 6.14-7.1 / / William J. Webb

Pubbl/distr/stampa


Sheffield : , : JSOT Press, , [1993]
©1993

ISBN

1-283-20127-5

9786613201270

0-567-62390-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Collana

Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; ; 85

Library of New Testament studies

Disciplina

227/.306

Soggetti

Covenant theology - History of doctrines

Exodus, The - History of doctrines

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally presented as thesis (Th.D.)--Dallas Theological Seminary, 1990.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliography (pages [216]-228) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; Abbreviations; Preface; Chapter 1; INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2; THE HISTORY OF INTERPRETATION: FROM REFORMATION TO THE TWENTIETH CENTURY; Chapter 3; THE CONTENT OF THE FRAGMENT: NEW COVENANT AND SECOND EXODUS TRADITIONS IN 2 CORINTHIANS 6.14-7. l; Chapter 4; THE REMOTE CONTEXT OF THE FRAGMENT: NEW COVENANT AND SECOND EXODUS TRADITIONS IN 2 CORINTHIANS 2.14-5.10; Chapter 5; THE IMMEDIATE CONTEXT OF THE FRAGMENT: NEW COVENANT AND SECOND EXODUS TRADITIONS IN 2 CORINTHIANS 5.11-7.4; Chapter 6; A CRITIQUE OF ALTERNATIVE CONTEXTUAL THEORIES; Chapter 7; CONCLUSION; Appendix A

The Crux Interpretive (PART I): Who are the 'Unbelievers'?Appendix B; The Crux Interpretive Issue (PART II): What is the 'Unequal Yoke'?; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors

Sommario/riassunto

The text of 2 Cor. 6.14-7.1, commonly called the 'fragment', has been the focus of much debate, due largely to its enigmatic presence within the context of 2.14-7.4. This work forges a new line of research on the

problem of contextual disruption through an examination of the Old Testament traditions used within the fragment (their source, redactional focus and theology). Next, a similar traditions study is pursued in the current literary context of 2.14-7.4. A surprising degree of continuity between the fragment and its context is discovered in the use of Old Testament traditions, particularly