Sex, christ, and embodied cognition : Paul's wisdom for Corinth / Robert H. von Thaden Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Von Thaden, Robert H., Jr., author.

Series:

Emory studies in early Christianity.

Emory studies in early Christianity

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sex--Biblical teaching.

Sex.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 345 pages) : illustrations

Other Title:

Sex, Christ, and Embodied Cognition

Place of Publication:

Atlanta, Georgia : SBL Press, 2017.

Summary:

Robert H. von Thaden Jr.'s sociorhetorical analysis examines Paul's construction of sexual Christian bodies in 1 Corinthians by utilizing new insights from conceptual integration theory about the embodied processes of meaning making. Paul's teaching about proper sexual behavior in this letter is best viewed as an example of early Christian wisdom discourse. This discourse draws upon apocalyptic and priestly cognitive frames to increase the rhetorical force of the argument. Reading Paul's argument through the lens of rhetorical invention, von Thaden demonstrates that Paul first attempts to show the Corinthians why sexual immorality is the worst of all bodily sins before shifting rhetorical focus to explain to them how they can best avoid this infraction against the body of Christ.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title screen (JSTOR, viewed October 1, 2022).