The community, the individual and the common good ['to idion'] and ['to sympheron'] in the Greco-Roman world and Paul
This book investigates Paul's effort to combat factionalism by his use of the Greco-Roman rhetoric of 'the common advantage' to overcome socio-ethical problems caused by the improper exercise of 'private advantage' in Corinth. Chang examines 'the common advantage',...
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| Formato: | Libro |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York ; New Delhi ; Sydney :
Bloomsbury
2013
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| Colección: | Library of New Testament studies ;
480. T & T Clark library of biblical studies. |
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| Ver en Biblioteca de la Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca: | https://koha.upsa.es/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=311650 |
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| Sumario: | This book investigates Paul's effort to combat factionalism by his use of the Greco-Roman rhetoric of 'the common advantage' to overcome socio-ethical problems caused by the improper exercise of 'private advantage' in Corinth. Chang examines 'the common advantage', first, as a fundamental principle that defined human and societal relationships in the Greco-Roman world. He explores how the neglect and misunderstanding of this principle lay at the root of relational and societal breakdowns. The book further examines Paul's use of the term and demonstrates that, when properly understood and appropriated, the principle of 'the common advantage' is pivotal to keeping societies and relationships dynamic and healthy Conversely, when common advantage is not functioning and, concomitantly, private advantage is wrongly emphasized at its expense, relational, societal and ecclesiastical breakdowns occur. The book culminates in demostrating that, for Paul, 'the common advantage' carries missional and salvific implications that override and subvert socio-ethnic boundaries. In this way, otherwise hostile social groups will realize a healthy symbiosis. --Book cover. |
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| Notas: | Revision of author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Boston University, 2009 under title: Paul's use of part-whole argument of to Sympheron in 1 Corinthians. Basada en la tesis del autor-Boston University, 2009 con el título : Paul's use of part-whole argument of to Sympheron in 1 Corinthians. En la portada "to idion" and "to sympheron" están en caracteres griegos. |
| Descripción Física: | XII, 255 p. ; 24 cm |
| Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. [223]-241) e índices. |
| ISBN: | 9780567362247 |
