Love Overflowing in Complete Knowledge at Corinth: Paul's Message Concerning Idol Food
Paul's response to the issue concerning idol food at Corinth begins with two important cautions concerning knowledge (1 Cor 8:1-2) and praise for love (8:1, 3) that frame his argument concerning idol food in 8:1-11:1. Paul wants love to serve as a guide for how the Corinthians put their knowled...
| Published in: | Interpretation |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publ.
[2018]
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Interpretation
Year: 2018, Volume: 72, Issue: 1, Pages: 17-28 |
| Further subjects: | B
Love
B Gods B Idols B Idolatry B Second Temple Judaism B Idol food B Isaiah B Knowledge B First Corinthians |
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| Summary: | Paul's response to the issue concerning idol food at Corinth begins with two important cautions concerning knowledge (1 Cor 8:1-2) and praise for love (8:1, 3) that frame his argument concerning idol food in 8:1-11:1. Paul wants love to serve as a guide for how the Corinthians put their knowledge into practice, and he also shows that the knowers have incomplete knowledge. The knowers understand Jewish polemic against idolatry (that idols are nothing), but they have overlooked another view (that idols are the work of demons). This essay contends that Paul's initial caution concerning knowledge at the beginning of his address of this issue serves as the foundation for understanding his stance on food sacrificed to idols. Any food explicitly identified as sacrificed to idols must be rejected by believers both for the sake of love and because of the threat that demons pose to believers. |
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| ISSN: | 2159-340X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Interpretation
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0020964317731326 |