Reading 1 Corinthians / J. Brian Tucker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tucker, J. Brian, author.

Series:

Cascade companions.

Cascade Companions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Corinthians, 1st--Social scientific criticism.

Bible.

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

Physical Description:

1 online resource (150 pages).

Other Title:

Reading 1st Corinthians

Reading first Corinthians

Place of Publication:

Eugene, Oregon : Cascade Books, 2017.

Summary:

First Corinthians offers readers a window into the social life and setting of an early Christ-movement congregation. The Apostle Paul's practical guidance to the Corinthians living in a Roman colony overlaps with many contemporary concerns: identity, leadership, sexuality, gender, diversity, worship, theology, and economics. All too often, however, the letter is read in an individualistic and supersessionistic way. Furthermore, parts of the letter are lifted out of their original context and applied in ways foreign to that setting.This book reads the letter through the lens of social identity theory, a leading social scientific method for understanding the New Testament. This reading strategy is supported by a post-supersessionist perspective in which the church is not thought to replace Israel as God's people. The aim of this book is to introduce non-specialists to this fascinating letter in a way that highlights the current research into the social context of Corinth. It offers relevant discussion questions and an identity-critical reading of 1 Corinthians that shows Paul's interest in three key themes: identity, ethics, and ethos.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781498292948

1498292941