LEADER 03228nam 2200637 a 450 001 9910829100603321 005 20230617033030.0 010 $a1-283-19225-X 010 $a9786613192257 010 $a0-567-05427-6 035 $a(CKB)2670000000106947 035 $a(EBL)742958 035 $a(OCoLC)741691180 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000521213 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12209828 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000521213 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10517417 035 $a(PQKB)11707087 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC742958 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL742958 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10490369 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL319225 035 $a(OCoLC)893335796 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000106947 100 $a20041004d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe body for the Lord$b[electronic resource] $esex and identity in 1 Corinthians 5-7 /$fAlistair Scott May 210 $aLondon ;$aNew York $cT & T Clark International$dc2004 215 $a1 online resource (313 p.) 225 1 $aJournal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ;$v278 225 1 $aLibrary of New Testament studies 300 $aRevision of author's thesis (Ph.D)--University of Glasgow, 2001. 311 $a0-567-08096-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $aCover; 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 ?O????? IN THEIR PLACE (5.1-13); Chapter 5 LAWSUITS BEFORE THE ????k?? (6.1-11); Chapter 6 THE ?O??v? AND THE ?o?v?i?? (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 References 327 $aIndex of Modern Authors 330 $aAlistair May explores the part played by sexual ethics and the rhetoric of sexual morality in the formation of Christian identity by focusing on the longest discussion of sex in the New Testament - 1Corinthians 5-7. Viewing this passage as a unified discourse, he considers how Paul's ethics serve to give his converts a distinct identity. Although tools from the social sciences are used, the major focus of the work is in careful exegesis of the text. As the study progresses through the text of 1Corinthians 5-7, May argues that Paul strives to maintain an absolute distinction between insider and 410 0$aJournal for the study of the New Testament.$pSupplement series ;$v278. 410 0$aLibrary of New Testament studies. 606 $aSex in the Bible 606 $aMarriage$xBiblical teaching 615 0$aSex in the Bible. 615 0$aMarriage$xBiblical teaching. 676 $a227.2 700 $aMay$b Alistair Scott$01604329 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910829100603321 996 $aThe body for the Lord$93929111 997 $aUNINA