The Traditional and Ecclesiastical Paul of 1 Corinthians
This article challenges the use of 1 Corinthians as the starting point of a popular devolutionary narrative whereby the charismatic historical Paul gave way over time to the ecclesiastical "Paul" of the canonical tradition. I draw attention to the numerous ways in which the Paul of 1 Corin...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2017]
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The catholic biblical quarterly
Year: 2017, Volume: 79, Issue: 4, Pages: 651-669 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Corinthians 1.
/ Tradition
/ Charisma
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament NBN Ecclesiology RB Church office; congregation |
| Further subjects: | B
Charisma
B Church B Max Weber B Paul Apostle B Bible. Corinthians 1. 12-14 B Paul, The Apostle, Saint B Institution B Bible. New Testament Criticism interpretation etc B Paul B Rudolph Sohm B Bible. Corinthians 1st B 1 Corinthians B Social Memory B SOHM, Rudolf, 1841-1917 B Weber, Max, 1864-1920 B Collective Memory |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| Summary: | This article challenges the use of 1 Corinthians as the starting point of a popular devolutionary narrative whereby the charismatic historical Paul gave way over time to the ecclesiastical "Paul" of the canonical tradition. I draw attention to the numerous ways in which the Paul of 1 Corinthians appeals to tradition and to wider ecclesial practices as a way of constraining the practices and beliefs of the Corinthians, and I argue that this devolutionary narrative is being undergirded not by a close reading of the primary sources, or by a careful application of Max Weber's nuanced work on authority, but by the theologically tendentious Protestant framework established in Rudolph Sohrn's Kirchenrecht. |
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| ISSN: | 0008-7912 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The catholic biblical quarterly
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