Essays On Corinth: The Social Setting Of Pauline Christianity
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A landmark work in New Testament scholarship, Essays on Corinth: The Social Setting of Pauline Christianity presents a groundbreaking sociological analysis of the early Christian community at Corinth as reflected in Paul's letters. Gerd Theissen argues that the conflicts, rituals, and ethical debates within the Corinthian church cannot be fully understood without examining the social stratification, economic tensions, and cultural dynamics of the Greco-Roman world in which they arose. With rigorous academic precision, the collection details how divisions over the Lord's Supper, spiritual gifts, and meat offered to idols were deeply rooted in the class distinctions and social hierarchies of first-century Corinthian society. Theissen illustrates how Paul's pastoral responses were shaped not only by theology but by the practical realities of a congregation drawn from vastly different social strata. This influential volume remains essential reading for scholars of early Christianity, biblical studies, and the sociology of religion, offering a methodologically sophisticated framework that transformed how historians and theologians approach the Pauline epistles.
Author: Gerd Theissen
Format: Hardback
Published: 1982, T. & T. Clark Limited
Genre: Religion
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
A landmark work in New Testament scholarship, Essays on Corinth: The Social Setting of Pauline Christianity presents a groundbreaking sociological analysis of the early Christian community at Corinth as reflected in Paul's letters. Gerd Theissen argues that the conflicts, rituals, and ethical debates within the Corinthian church cannot be fully understood without examining the social stratification, economic tensions, and cultural dynamics of the Greco-Roman world in which they arose. With rigorous academic precision, the collection details how divisions over the Lord's Supper, spiritual gifts, and meat offered to idols were deeply rooted in the class distinctions and social hierarchies of first-century Corinthian society. Theissen illustrates how Paul's pastoral responses were shaped not only by theology but by the practical realities of a congregation drawn from vastly different social strata. This influential volume remains essential reading for scholars of early Christianity, biblical studies, and the sociology of religion, offering a methodologically sophisticated framework that transformed how historians and theologians approach the Pauline epistles.