02932nam 2200601 450 991046153450332120200520144314.01-283-19263-297866131926390-567-11669-7(CKB)2670000000106755(EBL)742764(OCoLC)741690894(SSID)ssj0000525692(PQKBManifestationID)11318604(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000525692(PQKBWorkID)10507229(PQKB)11145331(MiAaPQ)EBC742764(Au-PeEL)EBL742764(CaPaEBR)ebr10869477(CaONFJC)MIL319263(OCoLC)893335716(EXLCZ)99267000000010675519980113h19971997 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSister or wife? 1 Corinthians 7 and cultural anthropology /J. Dorcas GordonSheffield, England :Sheffield Academic Press,[1997]©19971 online resource (257 p.)Journal for the study of New Testament. Supplement series ;149Library of New Testament studiesDescription based upon print version of record.1-85075-685-6 Includes bibliographical references (pages [219]-238) and indexes.CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1; SOCIAL SCIENCE METHODOLOGY AND THE NEW TESTAMENT; Chapter 2; THE SOCIAL CONTEXT OF 1 CORINTHIANS 7: MARRIAGE, A DESCRIPTION; Chapter 3; A SOCIAL DRAMA UNFOLDS: THE SOCIAL DYNAMICS OF A CONFLICT; Chapter 4; REDRESSIVE ACTION: PAUL'S ATTEMPT TO RESTORE PEACE; Chapter 5; THE RESOLUTION OF THE SOCIAL DRAMA: THE JOURNEY OF A METAPHOR; Chapter 6; SUMMARY AND CONCLUDING REMARKS; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of AuthorsThis work investigates the social dynamics within the Corinthian community and the function of Paul's argumentation in the light of those dynamics. The models of Victor Turner and Mary Douglas, cultural anthropologists, guide the inquiry. Gordon concludes that the conflict in 1 Corinthians 7 arose as the result of two antithetical views of the root metaphor, 'In Christ all are children of God, no male and female'. One group supported a kinship system based on patrilineal marriage and hierarchical community structures. A second group demanded that an egalitarian sibling relationship should ordeLibrary of New Testament studies.Journal for the study of New Testament.Supplement series ;149.Electronic books.227/.2067Gordon J. Dorcas895701MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461534503321Sister or wife2000946UNINA