03265nam 2200649 a 450 991046106290332120200520144314.01-283-19225-X97866131922570-567-05427-6(CKB)2670000000106947(EBL)742958(OCoLC)741691180(SSID)ssj0000521213(PQKBManifestationID)12209828(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000521213(PQKBWorkID)10517417(PQKB)11707087(MiAaPQ)EBC742958(Au-PeEL)EBL742958(CaPaEBR)ebr10490369(CaONFJC)MIL319225(OCoLC)893335796(EXLCZ)99267000000010694720041004d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe body for the Lord[electronic resource] sex and identity in 1 Corinthians 5-7 /Alistair Scott MayLondon ;New York T & T Clark Internationalc20041 online resource (313 p.)Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ;278Library of New Testament studiesRevision of author's thesis (Ph.D)--University of Glasgow, 2001.0-567-08096-X Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Cover; Editorial Board; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Preface; Abbreviations; INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1 IDENTITY IN THEORY; Chapter 2 SEX AND SELF-DEFINITION AMONG THE ROMAN ELITE (A CASE STUDY); Chapter 3 SOCIAL DYNAMICS AND RHETORIC IN 1 CORINTHIANS; Chapter 4 PUTTING THE πÓρνΟι IN THEIR PLACE (5.1-13); Chapter 5 LAWSUITS BEFORE THE αδ́ιkΟι (6.1-11); Chapter 6 THE πÓρvη AND THE πoρvεíα (6.12-20); Chapter 7 READING 1 CORINTHIANS 7; Chapter 8 MARRIAGE, RENUNCIATION AND SOCIAL CONTEXT; Chapter 9 REREADING 1 CORINTHIANS 7; CONCLUSION: THE BODY FOR THE LORD; BIBLIOGRAPHY; Index of ReferencesIndex of Modern AuthorsAlistair May explores the part played by sexual ethics and the rhetoric of sexual morality in the formation of Christian identity by focusing on the longest discussion of sex in the New Testament - 1Corinthians 5-7. Viewing this passage as a unified discourse, he considers how Paul's ethics serve to give his converts a distinct identity. Although tools from the social sciences are used, the major focus of the work is in careful exegesis of the text. As the study progresses through the text of 1Corinthians 5-7, May argues that Paul strives to maintain an absolute distinction between insider andJournal for the study of the New Testament.Supplement series ;278.Library of New Testament studies.Sex in the BibleMarriageBiblical teachingElectronic books.Sex in the Bible.MarriageBiblical teaching.227.2May Alistair Scott890076MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461062903321The body for the Lord1988522UNINA