| The Social Ethos of the Corinthian Correspondence: Interests and Ideology from 1 Corinthians to 1 Clement Contributor(s): Horrell, David G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0567085287 ISBN-13: 9780567085283 Publisher: T&T Clark OUR PRICE: $217.80 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 2000 Annotation: The work of social theorist Anthony Giddens provides the basis for a critical discussion of current methods employed in sociological studies of the New Testament and for the presentation of a new approach. The focus of these studies is the Corinthian correspondence, including both the letters written by Paul and the letter known as 1 Clement, sent from Rome to Corinth around the end of the first century. This correspondence provides rich material for a study of the social ethos of early Christian teaching and its development. It allows an assessment of how Pauline Christianity shapes relationships within the Christian community and how the social ethos of the 'symbolic order' changes as it develops through time in a changing context. Throughout David Horrell also explores where and how the different teachings serve to legitimate or sustain the dominant social order and the interests and positions of the socially powerful. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Reference - Religion | Biblical Studies - General |
| Dewey: 227.206 |
| Series: Studies of the New Testament and Its World |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.73" W x 8.82" (1.30 lbs) 412 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Academic |
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| Publisher Description: An exemplary study, focussing on the Corinthian correspondence, of the social ethos of early Christian teaching and its development. |