The Corinthian Body [Paperback]

Professor Dale B. Martin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 10, 1999 | ISBN-10: 0300081723 | ISBN-13: 978-0300081725

A discussion of Paul's first letter to the Corinthians. It contends that Paul's various disagreements with the Corinthians were the result of a fundamental conflict over the ideological construction of the human body (and hence the church as the body of Christ).

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Yale University Press (September 10, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0300081723
• ISBN-13: 978-0300081725
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #50,213 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Enlightening work on the historical climate of Paul's day, January 23, 2009

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Annette Fricke "Annette Fricke" (Spokane Valley, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Corinthian Body (Paperback)

This is a book that was required for a class I took last year on the Pauline corpus. The book provides insight into why Paul said what he said and why others wanted to be associated with him as well as against him. Heirarchy and skin color were important markers as to how people were valued and treated in that day and time, issues that still exist for us in the USA. How closely do we follow the baptismal formula of Galatian 3:28, believed to be authentically Pauline??