Image and glory of God : 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 as a case study In bible, gender and hermeneutics / / Michael J. Lakey

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910824369103321
• Autore: Lakey Michael J.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York, New York : , : T & T Clark, , 2010; ©2010
• ISBN: 0-567-01856-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (224 p.)
• Collana: Library of New Testament Studies ; ; 418; T & T Clark Library of Biblical Studies
• Disciplina: 234.8
• Soggetti: Sex role - Religious aspects - Christianity; Men (Christian theology); Women - Religious aspects - Christianity; Evangelicalism
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "A Continuum imprint"--T.p. verso.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Preface; List of Illustrations; Abbreviations; 1 INTRODUCTION; 1.1 The Nature of This Case Study; 1.2 The Case: the Evangelical Headship Controversy; 1.3 The Method of This Case Study; 1.4 The Argument of This Case Study; 2 A SURVEY OF THE HEADSHIP CONTROVERSY AND ITS BACKGROUND; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The Context of the Headship Dispute; 2.3 A Survey of the Headship Dispute; 2.4 Conclusion; 3 PAUL AND THE HERMENEUTICS OF THE GENDER AND TRINITY ARGUMENT; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The Gender and Trinity Argument: Themes and variations; 3.3 The Gender and Trinity Argument: Hermeneutical assumptions3.4 Response: Anthropology and Epistemology in 1 and 2 Corinthians; 3.5 Conclusion; 4 SETTING THE EXEGETICAL CONTEXT: GOD, CHURCH AND WORLD IN 1 CORINTHIANS; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Previous Studies of Paul's Cosmological Language; 4.3 An Exegetical Study of Paul's Cosmology in 1 Corinthians; 4.4 Conclusion; 5 GOD, GENDER AND COSMOLOGICAL LANGUAGE IN 1 CORINTHIANS 11:2-16; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Preliminary Considerations; 5.3 Exposition; 5.4 Discussion; 5.5 Conclusion; 6 1 CORINTHIANS 11:2-16: ; HERMENEUTICAL PROBLEMS AND STRATEGIES; 6.1 Introduction6.2 Hermeneutical Problems Associated with Ancient Texts; 6.3 Hermeneutical Problems Associated with Ancient Gender Discourses; 6.4 Possible Interpretative Strategies; 6.5 Conclusion; 7 CONCLUSION: BETWEEN TEXT AND INTERPRETATION; 7.1 The Argument of This Study; 7.2 Towards a Statement of the Problem; 7.3 Towards a Theological Hermeneutic; 7.4 Towards a Reading of the Text; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Modern Authors; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; H; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Y
• Sommario/riassunto: This hermeneutical case-study illustrates the complexities of using biblical materials to shed light upon present-day concerns. The specific situation addressed is the recent evangelical controversy regarding gender roles. A significant strand of this debate concerns the relationship between gender and the doctrine of God. This proposition is derived from 1 Corinthians 11. Whilst aspects of this argument are criticized, Lakey also argues that questions of God and gender are related. 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 articulates sexual difference using the metaphysical language of antiquity, thereby situ