Paul, the Stoics, and the body of Christ / Michelle V. Lee.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lee, Michelle V. (Michelle Vidle), author.

Series:

Monograph series (Society for New Testament Studies) ; 137.

Society for New Testament Studies monograph series ; 137

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Paul, the Apostle, Saint.

Paul.

Bible. Corinthians, 1st, XII-XIV--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Stoics.

Theological anthropology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 224 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Other Title:

Paul, the Stoics, & the Body of Christ

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

At first glance, Paul's words to the Corinthians about being the body of Christ seem simple and straightforward. He compares them with a human body so that they may be encouraged to work together, each member contributing to the good of the whole according to his or her special gift. However, the passage raises several critical questions which point to its deeper implications. Does Paul mean that the community is 'like' a body or is he saying that they are in some sense a real body? What is the significance of being specifically the body of Christ? Is the primary purpose of the passage to instruct on the correct use of spiritual gifts or is Paul making a statement about the identity of the Christian community? Michelle Lee examines Paul's instructions in 1 Corinthians 12-14 against the backdrop of Hellenistic moral philosophy, and especially Stoicism.

Contents:

1. Introduction

Pt. I. Background : the Stoics, body, and ethics

2. body metaphor

3. "body" in Stoicism and the relevance to universal humanity

4. Stoic universal humanity and ethics

Pt. II. Corinthians and the body of Christ

5. community as Christ's body in 1 Corinthians 12

6. role of the [noys Khriotoy] (1 Cor. 1-4)

7. application of the body of Christ : love and prophecy (1 Cor. 13-14)

8. Summary and conclusion.

Notes:

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

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-139-81060-X

1-107-16950-X

0-511-28130-7

0-511-28206-0

0-511-28088-2

1-107-31854-8

1-299-39895-2

0-511-28168-4

0-511-28004-1

0-511-58454-7