The Structure and Theme of First Corinthians in Recent Scholarship

There is currently no consensus on the arrangement or central theme of Paul’s First Epistle to the Corinthians. However, numerous suggestions have been put forward in the last three decades, including a number of very recent contributions. The approaches taken include regarding the letter primarily...

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Main Author: Malcolm, Matthew R. 1975- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage [2016]
In: Currents in biblical research
Year: 2016, Volume: 14, Issue: 2, Pages: 256-269
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bible. Corinthians 1.
B Romans / Structural analysis / Anordnung / Text organisation / Topic
IxTheo Classification:HC New Testament
Further subjects:B outline
B Bible. Corinthians
B central theme
B LEARNING & scholarship
B Major Theme
B Structure
B Arrangement
B Corinthians
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Summary:There is currently no consensus on the arrangement or central theme of Paul’s First Epistle to the Corinthians. However, numerous suggestions have been put forward in the last three decades, including a number of very recent contributions. The approaches taken include regarding the letter primarily as compilation, Hellenistic epistle, rhetorical speech-letter, theological critique, Jewish argumentation, ring composition, gospel exhortation, and topical discourse. A number of these perspectives overlap. This article surveys these approaches, provides tabulated summaries of their analyses, and indicates areas of broad agreement in current research.
ISSN:1745-5200
Contains:Enthalten in: Currents in biblical research
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/1476993X14549918