The One Body of the Shema in 1 Corinthians: An Ecclesiology of Christological Monotheism
When Paul employs the motif of oneness in 1 Corinthians 12 and joins it to the metaphor of Christ's body, he is drawing not only on Greco-Roman political rhetoric, as argued by the majority of interpreters, but also, and at times more directly, from theological wells found within his Jewish the...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2016]
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| In: |
New Testament studies
Year: 2016, Volume: 62, Issue: 4, Pages: 517-532 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Corinthians 1.
/ Deuteronomium
/ Church
/ Unity
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament HC New Testament NBN Ecclesiology |
| Further subjects: | B
Shema
B one B Pauline ecclesiology B Oneness B Social Identity B Body language B christological monotheism |
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| Summary: | When Paul employs the motif of oneness in 1 Corinthians 12 and joins it to the metaphor of Christ's body, he is drawing not only on Greco-Roman political rhetoric, as argued by the majority of interpreters, but also, and at times more directly, from theological wells found within his Jewish theological heritage: the use of the phrase one body' in 1 Corinthians is an ecclesial application of the Shema. Paul's oneness language expresses not simply a call to internal unity or social harmony. Ultimately, the ecclesial designation one' is a succinct articulation of an ecclesiology of Christological monotheism. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-8145 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: New Testament studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0028688516000163 |
