LEADER 04101nam 2200637 450 001 9910789685303321 005 20230422031627.0 010 $a1-283-20142-9 010 $a9786613201423 010 $a0-567-64385-9 035 $a(CKB)2670000000106611 035 $a(EBL)742620 035 $a(OCoLC)741690095 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000523344 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11366848 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000523344 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10539994 035 $a(PQKB)10458858 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC742620 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL742620 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10866896 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL320142 035 $a(OCoLC)893335638 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000106611 100 $a19990517h19991999 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aIdol food in Corinth $eJewish background and Pauline legacy /$fAlex T. Cheung 210 1$aSheffield :$cSheffield Academic,$d[1999] 210 4$d©1999 215 $a1 online resource (371 p.) 225 1 $aJournal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ;$v176 225 1 $aLibrary of New Testament studies 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-85075-904-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [323]-349) and index. 327 $aCONTENTS; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; THE SOCIAL MEANING OF EATING IDOL FOOD; 1. The Nature and Occasions of Eating Idol Food; 2. The Social Significance of Meals; 3. Some Implications for the Problem of Idol Food in Corinth; Chapter 2; THE BACKGROUND TO PAUL'S ATTITUDE TO IDOL FOOD IN EARLY JUDAISM; 1. The Jewish Scriptures; 2. Jewish Apocryphal Writings; 3. Jewish Pseudepigraphical Writings; 4. Qumran; 5. Philo; 6. Josephus; 7. Rabbinic Writings; 8. Pagan Authors on Jewish Attitude; 9. Implications for our Understanding of Paul's Attitude to Idol Food 327 $aEXEGETICAL INVESTIGATION OF 1 CORINTHIANS 8.1-11.11. Literary Integrity of 1 Corinthians 8.1-11.1; 2. The Nature of the Problem in Corinth and Paul's Response; 3. An Alternative Understanding of Paul's Approach to £i5coA,66\)Ta; 4. Conclusion; THE EARLY CHRISTIANS' UNDERSTANDING OF PAUL'S ATTITUDE TO IDOL FOOD; 1. The State of Research; 2. Assumptions and General Remarks; 3. The Book of Acts; 4. Revelation; 5. 6 Ezra; 6. The Apostolic Fathers; 7. Pagan References to Early Christian Attitudes toward Idol Food; 8. The Apologists; 9. Irenaeus; 10. Marcion; 11. The Gnostics; 12. Tertullian 327 $a13. Minucius Felix14. Clement of Alexandria; 15. Origen; 17. The Apostolic Constitutions; 18. Jewish Christianity; 19. Later Patristic Writers; 20. Conclusions; SUMMARY AND CONCLUDING REFLECTIONS; 1. Summary; 2. The Origins of Paul's Approach; 3. Concluding Hermeneutical Reflections; Appendix; EVALUATION OF SOME MAJOR STUDIES; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors 330 $aThis historical and exegetical investigation strongly challenges the widely held view that Paul regarded idol food as a matter of indifference, to be avoided only for the sake of the spiritual health of the weak. An exhaustive treatment of early Christian material shows that early authors were deeply influenced by Paul's discussion in 1 Corinthians 8-10, and yet they were totally unaware of the subsequent traditional understanding that Paul regarded idol food as indifferent. Even those who advocated eating idol food did not once appeal to Paul's discussion for support. An alternative understan 410 0$aJournal for the study of the New Testament.$pSupplement series ;$v176. 410 0$aLibrary of New Testament studies. 606 $aVotive offerings$xBiblical teaching 615 0$aVotive offerings$xBiblical teaching. 676 $a227.206 700 $aCheung$b Alex T$g(Alex Tat-Man),$f1960-$01565503 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910789685303321 996 $aIdol food in Corinth$93835266 997 $aUNINA