Product Type
Condition
Binding
Collectible Attributes
Free Shipping
Seller Location
Seller Rating
Published by Mohr Siebeck, 2008
ISBN 10: 3161496663ISBN 13: 9783161496660
Seller: Michener & Rutledge Booksellers, Inc., Baldwin City, KS, U.S.A.
Book
Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. Text clean and tight; Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament 2/243; 9 X 6.10 X 0.70 inches; 272 pages.
Published by Mohr Siebeck, 2008
ISBN 10: 3161496663ISBN 13: 9783161496660
Seller: booksXpress, Bayonne, NJ, U.S.A.
Book
Soft Cover. Condition: new.
Published by JCB Mohr (Paul Siebeck), 2008
ISBN 10: 3161496663ISBN 13: 9783161496660
Seller: CitiRetail, Stevenage, United Kingdom
Book
Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. V. Henry T. Nguyen explores the social dynamics of Christian identity in the apostle Paul's second letter to the Corinthians. In order to grasp how aspects of identity affected social relations in the world of the New Testament, the author examines the significance of the ancient concept of persona for denoting a person's social identity in the Graeco-Roman social world. In addition to describing this social concept, which has been largely ignored by New Testament scholars and classicists, he considers two figures - Epictetus and Valerius Maximus - for their perceptions of social identity and persona in the Graeco-Roman world. By exploring this ancient concept and contributing new insights into Epictetus and Valerius, the author demonstrates the existence of a large preoccupation with the superficial features that expressed identity and persona (e.g. rank, status, and eloquence). He then investigates 2 Corinthians and argues that some of the conflicts in the Corinthian church resulted from the Corinthian Christians' adoption of the conventional values of identity and persona that were prevalent in Corinth. Paul's conflict with the Corinthians is clearly seen in their superficial assessment of his persona as lacking the appropriate credentials for an apostle. The author shows that in order to combat this misconception of Christian identity in the Corinthian church, Paul reacted to the Corinthians' conventional values of identity by promoting and projecting a subversive Christ-like identity, which is a visible embodiment of the dying and life of Jesus Christ. Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D) -- University of Aberdeen, 2007. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.