Urgency and severity : Pauline rationale for expulsion in 1 Corinthians 5:1-13 / by David E. Bosworth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bosworth, David E., author.

Contributor:

Kok, Jacobus (Kobus), thesis advisor.

Series:

Biblical interpretation series ; v. 221.

Biblical interpretation series, 0928-0731 ; volume 221

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Corinthians, 1st, V, 1-13--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Church discipline--Biblical teaching.

Church discipline.

Group identity--Biblical teaching.

Group identity.

Physical Description:

xi, 312 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Leiden : Brill, [2024]

Summary:

"When Paul heard that a Christ-follower in Corinth was in an incestuous relationship with his stepmother, the apostle insisted the man be removed immediately from the congregation. This dramatic response is surprising, as Paul responds to other serious situations with much less vehemence. Why did Paul react to the immoral man with such urgency and severity? Using socio-cultural tools, this study explains the importance of group identity and witness for Paul's ecclesiology. The argument lays a foundation for contemporary readers to appraise contexts where an expulsive response to sin might be appropriate." -- Publisher, page four of cover.

Contents:

A vexing situation in Corinth

The ecclesia as bounded entity

Pauline emphasis of ethics and ethos

Roman perceptions of incest

Derogation as means of witness

Eucharist and the immoral man

Reputation as criteria for expulsion.

Notes:

Originally presented as thesis (doctoral), Evangelische Theologische Fakulteit, Leuven, 2022, entitled: Group boundedness in Corinth : social identity, ingroup distinction and witness in 1 Corinthians 5:1-13.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [277]-309) and index.

Other Format:

e-book version

ISBN:

9789004693111

9004693114

OCLC:

1443147398

Publisher Number:

9789004693111