A new temple for Corinth
Subtitle: rhetorical and archaelogical approaches to Pauline imagery
By: John R. Lanci.
Series: Studies in biblical literature ;; v. 1
Publisher: P. Lang; Lang Publishing, Incorporated, Peter
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 155
Subjects: Bible. N.T. Corinthians, 1st -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.; Bible. N.T. Corinthians, 1st -- Language, style.; Temples -- Greece.; Temple of God.; Excavations (Archaeology) -- Greece -- Corinth.; Corinth (Greece) -- Religion.; Corinth (Greece) -- Antiquities.
Description: A New Temple for Corinth examines the role that St. Paul's image of the community as a temple plays in his overall rhetorical argument in 1 Corinthians. It challenges traditional notions that Paul is inviting his correspondents to understand themselves as a new temple replacing the one in Jerusalem. Rather, Paul uses a cultic metaphor that both Gentile and Jew could understand to introduce his central motif of community upbuilding for the sake of the common good.

This examination of first-century Corinthian archaeology suggests methods to correct and complement previous literary and historical critical analyses of the Pauline corpus.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [139]-148) and index.