Holiness and community in 2 Cor 6:14-7:1 - Paul's view of communal holiness in the Corinthian correspondence
This book examines 2 Cor 6:14-7:1 and argues that its theological message is communal holiness. It culminates in an attempt to posit a Pauline theology of corporate sanctification in the Corinthian correspondence. Paul's view of sanctification, it is argued, should be seen as multifaceted: rela...
| Published in: | Studies in biblical literature |
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| Authors: | ; |
| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English German |
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2001
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Studies in biblical literature (40)
Year: 2001 |
| Series/Journal: | Studies in biblical literature
40 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Corinthians 2. 6,14-7,1
/ Holiness
/ Christian fellowship
B Paul Apostle / Pauline letters / Theology |
| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
/ Corinthians, 2nd, VI, 14-VII, 1 / N.T. / Bible.
Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Bible. Corinthians 2. 6,14-7,1 B Holiness B Holiness Biblical teaching B Communities Biblical teaching B Thesis B Community |
| Summary: | This book examines 2 Cor 6:14-7:1 and argues that its theological message is communal holiness. It culminates in an attempt to posit a Pauline theology of corporate sanctification in the Corinthian correspondence. Paul's view of sanctification, it is argued, should be seen as multifaceted: relational, communal, ethical, and mission-oriented. Thus, a coherent picture of Pauline teaching on holiness in the Corinthian correspondence emerges from this book. For Paul, the focus of God's redemptive activity is, primarily, the community and not the people of God, the goal of which is to make God known to the wider society. In sum, this book argues that the teaching on holiness should not be, and cannot be, satisfactorily explained in terms of the individual, but only as the individual stands in relation to the community of faith. Thus, the conclusion offers a corrective to some strands of modern interpretation that emphasize the individualistic, experiential aspects of Christian holiness, thus tending to reduce Christian holiness to morality. |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverz. S. 201 - 223 |
| ISBN: | 0820455571 |