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Paul's use of 'Christ Rhetoric' in 1 Corinthians: a case study from 1 Corinthians 15:1-34
… classical rhetoric for the interpretation of 1 Corinthians, others have proposed alternate methods for the same purpose. The problem with these methods is that they are not based on a closer reading of Paul, rather they are based on different flavors of the rhetorical system and sociological …
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Paul's opponents and views of women in 1 Corinthians
… Paul’s Opponents and Views of Women in 1 Corinthians, Master of Theology (MTh), Middlesex University/London School of Theology, 2021. This thesis will aim to explore the identity of Paul’s opponents in Corinth and seek to prove that they consisted of a group of Jewish-Christians. Different …
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Secular singleness and Paul's response in 1 Corinthians 7
… discussion of marriage and singleness in 1 Corinthians 7 in light of non-ascetic or secular singleness in the early Roman Empire. The thesis builds upon a proposal advanced by Will Deming that Paul's discussion in 1 Corinthians 7 is best understood against the backdrop of Hellenistic …
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The kingdom in First Corinthians: reevaluating an underestimated Pauline theme
… component of God’s saving work in Christ in 1 Corinthians. This thesis can be demonstrated by observing three primarily lines of evidence: (1) the relationship of the kingdom to the effects of Christ’s death, resurrection, and saving reign, (2) the consistency of Paul’s kingdom references with …
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A textual commentary on Paul's First Epistle to the Corinthians
… in 1953. This thesis is a study of the text of 1 Corinthians using a different methodology, called "thoroughgoing eclecticism. " The textual data was gathered from collations of manuscripts and critical editions, and is provided as an appendix to the thesis. The discussion of the textual problems …
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A Functional Description of the Discourse Marker δε in 1 Corinthians
… markers in the Greek NT; and the letter of 1 Corinthians with respect to the discourse analysis and the DM δέ, to date. The second chapter surveys the scholars’ writings from Classical and Koine Greek concerning the DM δέ. It covers both traditional historical-comparative approach and …
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Paul's Rhetorical use of Complex Metaphors in 1 Corinthians 3-4
… the problems of authority and factionalism in 1 Corinthians 3-4 by the use of complex metaphors. Three major points of the thesis reflect the method of study: 1. The use of blending theory to interpret Paul's use of complex household and building metaphors as seen through the following …
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Liturgical Order and Glossolalia: 1 Corinthians 14:26c-33a and its Implications
… as continuing the phenomenon described in 1 Corinthians 14, has spread through both Catholic and Protestant denominations, it has remained something of a puzzle among Christians, some of whom regard it as a mark of genuine faith, while others look upon it as a repellent distraction. Inasmuch …
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Who is the "God of this age" in 2 Corinthians 4:4?
… and "Satan". Most modern commentaries on 2 Corinthians explain that the phrase is a clear reference to Satan, and argue that Paul's conceptualization of the devil and his views of "this age" grew out of categories used in Second Temple Judaism, especially apocalyptic literature. They also …
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Seeds and Bodies: Cosmology, Anthropology and Eschatology in 1 Corinthians 15:35-49
This study examines 1 Corinthians 15:35-49, a passage that has caused scholarly puzzlement. The content of Paul’s argument has been generally understood to emphasise discontinuity between the present human body and the body of the resurrection. However, Paul’s use of the seed motif then seems to …
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Second Corinthians: St. Paul’s political displacement from Corinth and his rhetoric of return
… and thus its impact upon the interpretation of 2 Corinthians. What form of antique social interaction best describes a situation in which a leader exits a community in response to communal hostility only to face a series of judgments including the erasure of his political legitimacy and withdrawal …
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Paul’s Theology of Preaching in 1 Corinthians 1–4 from the Perspective of Apocalyptic Eschatology
… that affects Paul’s theology of preaching in 1 Corinthians 1–4 has yet to be researched. This dissertation draws upon Pauline studies about apocalyptic eschatology to argue that apocalyptic eschatology functions as a key framework for understanding Paul’s theology of preaching in 1 Corinthians …
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"Virgin" as Secondary Gender Identity in 1 Corinthians 7 and Its Jewish and Greco-Roman Background
… use in these texts. The fifth chapter examines 1 Corinthians 7 in light of the previous chapter’s findings, highlighting any additional significance they might add to Paul’s statements about virgins in his paraenesis. It proposes a newer, alternative approach that is not beset with the weaknesses …
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Communion with Christ and Christian community in 1 Corinthians: a study of Paul's concept of Koinonia
… the concept of χοιυωυια occurs only twice in 1 Corinthians (1:9 and 10:16), each of these two occurrences appears to be highly significant not only for the context in each case but also generally with reference to the character of the Apostle's argumentation in this epistle. In the first …
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Paul, the Oikonomos of God: Paul's Apostolic Metaphor in 1 Corinthians and its Graeco-Roman Context
… portrays himself as an oikonomos of God in 1 Corinthians (4.1-5; 9.16-23). Modern studies on the metaphor have failed to ascertain what apostolic attributes are implied by the image and how Paul utilised the metaphor to meet his rhetorical and theological objectives, largely because they …
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