| An End to Enmity: Paul and the Wrongdoer of Second Corinthians Contributor(s): Welborn, L. L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 3110263270 ISBN-13: 9783110263275 Publisher: de Gruyter OUR PRICE: $285.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Studies - New Testament - General - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - New Testament - Religion | Christianity - History |
| Dewey: 227.306 |
| LCCN: 2011018150 |
| Series: Beihefte Zur Zeitschrift Für die Neutestamentliche Wissensch |
| Physical Information: 1.75" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (2.88 lbs) 598 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "An End to Enmity" casts light upon the shadowy figure of the "wrongdoer" of Second Corinthians by exploring the social and rhetorical conventions that governed friendship, enmity and reconciliation in the Greco-Roman world. The book puts forward a novel hypothesis regarding the identity of the "wrongdoer" and the nature of his offence against Paul. Drawing upon the prosopographic data of Paul's Corinthian epistles and the epigraphic and archaeological record of Roman Corinth, the author shapes a robust image of the kind of individual who did Paul "wrong" and caused "pain" to both Paul and the Corinthians. The concluding chapter reconstructs the history of Paul's relationship with an influential convert to Christianity at Corinth. |