Sister or wife? : 1 Corinthians 7 and cultural anthropology / / J. Dorcas Gordon
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| Autore: |
Gordon J. Dorcas
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| Titolo: |
Sister or wife? : 1 Corinthians 7 and cultural anthropology / / J. Dorcas Gordon
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| 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 |
| ISBN: | 1-283-19263-2 |
| 9786613192639 | |
| 0-567-11669-7 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910789669303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Library of New Testament studies.
Journal for the study of New Testament. . -Supplement series ; ; 149.