Idol Food in Corinth: Jewish Background and Pauline Legacy

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Bloomsbury Publishing, 01‏/04‏/1999 - 368 من الصفحات
This historical and exegetical investigation strongly challenges the widely held view that Paul regarded idol food as a matter of indifference, to be avoided only for the sake of the spiritual health of the weak. An exhaustive treatment of early Christian material shows that early authors were deeply influenced by Paul's discussion in 1 Corinthians 8-10, and yet they were totally unaware of the subsequent traditional understanding that Paul regarded idol food as indifferent. Even those who advocated eating idol food did not once appeal to Paul's discussion for support. An alternative understanding is proposed: Paul considers conscious consumption of idol food a denial of one's allegiance to Christ. One must avoid idol food if, and only if, it is identified as such.
 

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Preface
7
Abbreviations
11
Introduction
15
Chapter 1 THE SOCIAL MEANING OF EATING IDOL FOOD
27
Chapter 2 THE BACKGROUND TO PAULS ATTITUDE TO IDOL FOOD IN EARLY JUDAISM
39
Chapter 3 EXEGETICAL INVESTIGATION OF 1 CORINTHIANS 81111
82
Chapter 4 THE EARLY CHRISTIANS UNDERSTANDING OF PAULS ATTITUDE TO IDOL FOOD
165
Chapter 5 SUMMARY AND CONCLUDING REFLECTIONS
296
Appendix
306
Bibliography
323
Index of References
350
Index of Authors
361
حقوق النشر

طبعات أخرى - عرض جميع المقتطفات

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نبذة عن المؤلف (1999)

Alex Cheung is Professor of Biblical Interpretation, Christian Witness Theological Seminary, Concord, California.

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