Paul and the power of sin : redefining 'Beyond the pale' / T.L. Carter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carter, T. L. (Timothy Leonard), 1963- author.

Series:

Monograph series (Society for New Testament Studies) ; 115.

Society for New Testament Studies monograph series ; 115

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Epistles of Paul--Socio-rhetorical criticism.

Bible.

Sin--Biblical teaching.

Sin.

Gentiles in the New Testament.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 241 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Paul & the Power of Sin

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2002.

Summary:

Paul and the Power of Sin, first published in 2001, seeks to ground Paul's language of sin in the socio-cultural context of his original letters. T. L. Carter draws on the work of social anthropologist Mary Douglas to conduct a cross-cultural analysis of the symbolism of the power of sin in the letters, examining thoroughly Douglas' 'Grid and Group' model and defending its use as a heuristic tool for New Testament scholars. He uses this model to examine the social location of Paul and the communities to which he wrote and offers a fresh insight into key passages from 1 Corinthians, Galatians and Romans. Carter concludes that an important part of Paul's purpose was to safeguard the position of law-free Gentile believers by redrawing social boundaries along eschatological rather than ethnic lines.

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; FIGURES; PREFACE; ABBREVIATIONS; 1 INTRODUCTION; 2 GRID AND GROUP'; 3 PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL BOUNDARIES IN CORINTH; 4 EXCLUSIVE BOUNDARIES IN GALATIA; 5 SMALL BOUNDED GROUPS IN ROME; 6 INCLUSIVE BOUNDARIES IN ROME; 7 CONCLUSION; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX OF SELECTED SUBJECTS; INDEX TO ANCIENT REFERENCES

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 210-226) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-107-12514-6

9780511018991

0-511-17535-3

0-521-81041-8

1-280-41949-0

0-511-48788-6

0-511-04502-6

0-511-15565-4

0-511-32884-2

OCLC:

437063383