1 Corinthians 9.9–11: A Literal Interpretation of ‘Do not Muzzle the Ox’
When Paul interprets ‘Do not muzzle the ox while threshing’ as ‘do not neglect to pay Christian ministers’, commentators have quite naturally assumed that his exegesis was allegorical. However, comparisons with contemporary rabbinic exegesis suggest that this would have been regarded as a literal in...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
1992
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New Testament studies
Year: 1992, Volume: 38, Issue: 4, Pages: 554-565 |
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| Summary: | When Paul interprets ‘Do not muzzle the ox while threshing’ as ‘do not neglect to pay Christian ministers’, commentators have quite naturally assumed that his exegesis was allegorical. However, comparisons with contemporary rabbinic exegesis suggest that this would have been regarded as a literal interpretation of the plain meaning of the text. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-8145 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: New Testament studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0028688500022074 |