The body for the Lord : sex and identity in 1 Corinthians 5-7 /
Alistair May explores the part played by sexual ethics and the rhetoric of sexual morality in the formation of Christian identity by focusing on the longest discussion of sex in the New Testament - 1Corinthians 5-7. Viewing this passage as a unified discourse, he considers how Paul's ethics ser...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
T & T Clark International,
2004
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| Series: | Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ;
278. |
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | Alistair May explores the part played by sexual ethics and the rhetoric of sexual morality in the formation of Christian identity by focusing on the longest discussion of sex in the New Testament - 1Corinthians 5-7. Viewing this passage as a unified discourse, he considers how Paul's ethics serve to give his converts a distinct identity. Although tools from the social sciences are used, the major focus of the work is in careful exegesis of the text. As the study progresses through the text of 1Corinthians 5-7, May argues that Paul strives to maintain an absolute distinction between insider and. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 295 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 268-281) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780567054272 0567054276 9781283192255 128319225X 9786613192257 6613192252 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
