Not with Eloquent Wisdom: Democratic Ekklēsia Discourse in 1 Corinthians 1–4
For the most part, scholars have disregarded the influence of the democratic, civic ekklēsia on Paul’s discussion over speech and wisdom in 1 Cor. 1–4. Yet the notion of the civic ekklēsia served as a source of practice, identity and democratic discourse in the early Roman Empire. Moreover, speech p...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2013
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Journal for the study of the New Testament
Year: 2013, Volume: 35, Issue: 4, Pages: 323-354 |
| Further subjects: | B
Corinthian
B Democracy B Rhetoric B 1 Cor. 1–4 B Ekklēsia B Paul |
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| Summary: | For the most part, scholars have disregarded the influence of the democratic, civic ekklēsia on Paul’s discussion over speech and wisdom in 1 Cor. 1–4. Yet the notion of the civic ekklēsia served as a source of practice, identity and democratic discourse in the early Roman Empire. Moreover, speech proved to be a critical topos of democratic rhetoric, a topos structuring the nature of citizen participation and leadership in the ekklēsia context. Reading 1 Cor. 1–4 in light of ekklēsia discourse provides new insights into Paul’s rhetoric as designed to establish his authority by negotiating with a community that understood itself as a powerful, democratic assembly. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5294 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the New Testament
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0142064X13482798 |