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Power and peril : Paul's use of temple discourse in 1 Corinthians / Michael K.W. Suh. [print]

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boston, Massachusetts : Walter De Gruyter, (c)2020.Description: xii, 274 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 3110678845
  • 9783110678840
Other title:
  • Paul's use of temple discourse in 1 Corinthians
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BS2675.S947.P694 2020
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Contents:
Constructing temple and identity in 1 Corinthians -- Accessing sacred spaces in Greek and Roman contexts -- Accessing sacred spaces in Jewish contexts -- Temple discourse in 1 Corinthians -- Conclusion.
Subject: "This study probes the significance of Paul's statement in 1 Corinthians 3:16, "Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the spirit of God dwells among you?" By surveying relevant literary texts and material culture, the author shows how Paul appropriated the temple concept in his exhortation to the Corinthians. Careful analysis of the religious experience of visitors to temples gives clarity to Paul's temple discourse." Back book flap
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Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) G. Allen Fleece Library CIRCULATING COLLECTION Non-fiction BS2675.6.S84.P694 2020 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31923002045595

Revision of the author's thesis (Doctoral)-- Emory University.

Experiencing power and peril in Corinth -- Constructing temple and identity in 1 Corinthians -- Accessing sacred spaces in Greek and Roman contexts -- Accessing sacred spaces in Jewish contexts -- Temple discourse in 1 Corinthians -- Conclusion.

"This study probes the significance of Paul's statement in 1 Corinthians 3:16, "Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the spirit of God dwells among you?" By surveying relevant literary texts and material culture, the author shows how Paul appropriated the temple concept in his exhortation to the Corinthians. Careful analysis of the religious experience of visitors to temples gives clarity to Paul's temple discourse." Back book flap

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