Trouble with Insiders: The Social Profile of the ?πισt?ι in Paul's Corinthian Correspondence
Conventionally translated as "unbelievers," the ἂπισΤoι are usually taken to comprise an undefined class of "outsiders." The ἂπισΤoι are thus viewed as the undifferentiated mass of humanity who are unworthy to be called ἀδελφoi. The actual evidence in 1 and 2 Corinthians suggests...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Scholar's Press
[2018]
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Journal of Biblical literature
Year: 2018, Volume: 137, Issue: 4, Pages: 981-1001 |
| Further subjects: | B
Social groups
B Bible. Corinthians B Bible. New Testament B Humanity B SOCIOLECT |
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| Summary: | Conventionally translated as "unbelievers," the ἂπισΤoι are usually taken to comprise an undefined class of "outsiders." The ἂπισΤoι are thus viewed as the undifferentiated mass of humanity who are unworthy to be called ἀδελφoi. The actual evidence in 1 and 2 Corinthians suggests that the designation ἂπισΤoι was a technical term in the community's sociolect for a group of individuals who maintained intimate social ties with the believers and could even be counted as "insiders" in the most socially serious ways. This article develops a social profile for the ἂπισΤoι in which they emerge as a well-known group within the Corinth ecclesial network with intimate and even supportive ties to it--ties that are sustained by both believers and ἂπισΤoι even in the face of severe social risks for both groups. |
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| ISSN: | 1934-3876 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Biblical literature
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/jbl.2018.0052 |