Paul, the stoics, and the body of Christ / MIchelle V. Lee.

By:

Lee, Michelle V. ( Michelle Vidle) [author]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Society for New Testament Studies monograph series; 137Publication details: Cambridge; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.Description: xiii, 224 p. ; 23 cmISBN:

0521864542

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LOC classification:

BS 2675.52 .L44 2006

Contents:

1. Introduction; Part I. Background: The Stoics, Body and Ethics: 2. The body metaphor; 3. The 'body' in Stoicism and the relevance to universal humanity; 4. Stoic universal humanity and ethics; Part II. 1 Corinthians and the Body of Christ: 5. The community as Christ's body in 1 Corinthians 12; 6. The role of the 'Mind of Christ' (translation) (1 Corinthians 1-4) No¨uß Cristo¨u (1 Corinthians 1-4); 7. Applying the body of Christ: love and prophecy; 8. Summary and conclusions.

Summary: Initially, Paul's words to the Corinthians about being the body of Christ seem simple and straightforward. However, the passage raises several critical questions which point to its deeper implication. Michelle Lee examines Paul's instructions in 1 Corinthians 12-14 against the backdrop of Hellenistic moral philosophy, and especially Stoicism.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
BOOKS	Saint Andrew's Theological Seminary Mosher Library	BS 2675.52 .L44 2006 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	38617

Includes bibliographical references ( p. 201 - 214) and indexes

Initially, Paul's words to the Corinthians about being the body of Christ seem simple and straightforward. However, the passage raises several critical questions which point to its deeper implication. Michelle Lee examines Paul's instructions in 1 Corinthians 12-14 against the backdrop of Hellenistic moral philosophy, and especially Stoicism.

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