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UNINA9910817814003321 |
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Autore |
Pickett Raymond |
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Titolo |
The cross in Corinth : the social significance of the death of Jesus / / Raymond Pickett |
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Sheffield, England : , : Sheffield Academic Press, , [1997] |
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©1997 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-19695-6 |
9786613196958 |
0-567-34627-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (232 p.) |
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Collana |
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Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; ; 143 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Sheffield. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [215]-221) and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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