Patronage and power : a study of social networks in Corinth / / John K. Chow

• Autore: Chow John K.
• Pubblicazione: Sheffield, England : , : JSOT Press, , [1992]; ©1992
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (233 p.)
• Disciplina: 227.2
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: CONTENTS; Preface; Abbreviations; INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1 PATRONAGE IN ROMAN CORINTH; Chapter 2 THE CHURCH IN ROMAN CORINTH; Chapter 3 THE POWER OF THE PATRONS; Chapter 4 THE RESPONSE OF PAUL; CONCLUSION; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors
• Sommario/riassunto: From 1 Corinthians we know that the church at Corinth was beset by all sorts of problems. Some of these problems resulted from contacts with the pagan world - one member of the church cohabited with his stepmother, one brought a suit against another brother before the pagan magistrate, some ate idolatrous feasts at the pagan temple, and others underwent baptism for the dead. This refreshing and stimulating book seeks to understand the significance of these problems from the perspective of the social structures and conditions of this Graeco-Roman city, and places Paul's response to them in the
• Titolo autorizzato: Patronage and power
• ISBN: 1-283-19256-X; 9786613192561; 0-567-11186-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910461844803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Library of New Testament studies.; Journal for the study of the New Testament. . -Supplement series ; ; 75.