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Sister or wife? : 1 Corinthians 7 and cultural anthropology / J. Dorcas Gordon.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gordon, J. Dorcas, author.
- Series:
- Library of New Testament studies.
- Journal for the study of New Testament. Supplement series ; 149.
- Journal for the study of New Testament. Supplement series ; 149
- Library of New Testament studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible. Corinthians, 1st, VII--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bible.
- Bible. Corinthians, 1st, VII--Social scientific criticism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (257 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Sheffield, England : Sheffield Academic Press, [1997]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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
- Contents:
- 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
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [219]-238) and indexes.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9786613192639
- 9781283192637
- 1283192632
- 9780567116697
- 0567116697
- OCLC:
- 741690894
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