Paul as an administrator of God in 1 Corinthians /
This book looks in detail at Paul's description of apostles in 1 Corinthians 4 and 9 as divinely appointed administrators (oikonomoi) and considers what this tells us about the nature of his own apostolic authority. John Goodrich investigates the origin of this metaphor in light of ancient rega...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2012.
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Colección: | Monograph series (Society for New Testament Studies) ;
152. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | This book looks in detail at Paul's description of apostles in 1 Corinthians 4 and 9 as divinely appointed administrators (oikonomoi) and considers what this tells us about the nature of his own apostolic authority. John Goodrich investigates the origin of this metaphor in light of ancient regal, municipal and private administration, initially examining the numerous domains in which oikonomoi were appointed in the Graeco-Roman world, before situating the image in the private commercial context of Roman Corinth. Examining the social and structural connotations attached to private commercial administration, Goodrich contemplates what Paul's metaphor indicates about apostleship in general terms as well as how he uses the image to defend his apostolic rights. He also analyses the purpose and limits of Paul's authority - how it is constructed, asserted and contested - by examining when and how Paul uses and refuses to exercise the rights inherent in his position. |
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Notas: | Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Durham, 2010. |
Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (248 pages). |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
ISBN: | 9781139424042 1139088246 9781139088244 1139424041 |