An end to enmity : Paul and the "wrongdoer" of Second Corinthians / Larry L. Welborn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Welborn, L. L., 1953-

Series:

Beihefte zur Zeitschrift fur die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft und die Kunde der alteren Kirche ; Beiheft 185.

Beihefte zur Zeitschrift fur die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft und die Kunde der alteren Kirche, 0171-6441 ; Bd. 185

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Paul, the Apostle, Saint--Adversaries.

Paul.

Bible. Corinthians, 2nd--Socio-rhetorical criticism.

Bible.

Theology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (598 p.)

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; New York : De Gruyter, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"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.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Acknowledgements / Welborn, L. L.

Abbreviations

Preface

Chapter One. Introduction

Chapter Two. History of Scholarship

Chapter Three. Inferences from Exegesis

Chapter Four. Social and Rhetorical Conventions

Chapter Five. Prosopography

Chapter Six. History of a Friendship

Bibliography

Index of Ancient Sources

Index of Modern Authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [482]-528) and indexes.

ISBN:

9786613430526

9781283430524

1283430525

9783110263305

3110263300

OCLC:

767671107