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Sister or wife? : 1 Corinthians 7 and cultural anthropology / / J. Dorcas Gordon



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Autore: Gordon J. Dorcas Visualizza persona
Titolo: Sister or wife? : 1 Corinthians 7 and cultural anthropology / / J. Dorcas Gordon Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Sheffield, England : , : Sheffield Academic Press, , [1997]
©1997
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (257 p.)
Disciplina: 227/.2067
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages [219]-238) and indexes.
Nota di contenuto: 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 Authors
Sommario/riassunto: This 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 orde
Titolo autorizzato: Sister or wife  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-283-19263-2
9786613192639
0-567-11669-7
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910789669303321
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Serie: Library of New Testament studies. Journal for the study of New Testament. . -Supplement series ; ; 149.