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• Part 1 An overview of Israel's wisdom tradition: toward an understanding of wisdom-- literary features of wisdom-- wisdom in the religion of Israel-- wisdom in postbiblical Judaism.
• Part 2 The personification of wisdom in Jewish thought.
• Part 3 Wisdom among the Corinthians: city of Corinth and its people-- Paul and the Corinthians-- wisdom of the Corinthians-- gnosticism-- Jewish wisdom speculations-- Greco-Roman rhetoric.
• Part 5 Christ, wisdom and spirituality: Jesus and wisdom in early Christian thought-- the text.
• Part 5 Summary and conclusions. Appendix - wisdom categories and christological predicates.
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This work explores the influence of Jewish wisdom traditions on Paul's thought and ideology. It gives attention to the social dimensions of the wisdom tradition and Paul's focus on the proper exercise of wisdom in the social relations of the Corinthian community.
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• Research overview
• Intertextuality
• 1 Corinthians 1-4. Text
• Literary structure
• Thematic structure
• Wisdom in historical context
• Scripture in 1 Corinthians 1-4. Introduction
• Wisdom and the Cross (1 Cor 1:18-25)
• Wisdom and boasting (1 Cor 1:26-31)
• Wisdom and the Spirit (1 Cor 2)
• Wisdom and leadership(1 Cor 3-4)
• Concluding remarks.

While wisdom was highly valued in the Hellenistic world, there is only one place in the New Testament that discusses the gospel in terms of wisdom: 1 Corinthians 1-4. Yet, instead of entering into a conciliating dialogue on wisdom, Paul confronts his readers with a conflict over wisdom. This study argues that the roots for this conflict are found in Scripture, especially in the prophetic books of Isaiah and Jeremiah, as the quotations indicate. Significant literary and theological relationships are brought to light by means of an intertextual approach.
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• Introduction--
• Chapter 1: The Literary and Thematic Unity of 1 Corinthians 1-4--
• Chapter 2: The Social and Rhetorical Background of 1 Corinthians 1-4--
• Chapter 3: Paul and Sophistic Rhetoric in 1 Corinthians 1-4--
• Chapter 4: Apollos' Function in 1 Corinthians 1-4-- Summary and Conclusion-- Bibliography.
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This book evaluates the role played by Paul's use of the Apollos name in his argumentation against dissention in the community of Corinth. Research into the social and rhetorical background of the Corinthian church, shows that the Corinthians were evaluating their leaders based on their rhetorical prowess, seeking to associate with those who would enhance their status and honour. The coherence of Paul's argument in "1 Corinthians" 1-4 is evaluated, particularly by showing how Paul's discourse of the cross and Sophia relate to the issue of the dissensions in the Corinthian ekklesia. Once demonstrated that there is a misunderstanding of wisdom amongst church leaders at the basis of the dissensions, a redefinition of the wisdom offered in "Corinthians" is required. In what could be considered the locus of Paul's theology of proclamation (i.e., "1 Corinthians" 2:1-5), he rejects any employment of worldly wisdom in his proclamation of the cross for theological reasons and will not allow himself or other leaders to be drawn into this game of personality cult and honour enhancement. Such conclusions then raise the question of the role played by Apollos' name in Paul's argument against dissensions. After a review of several possible views, it is concluded - based primarily on exegetical grounds and refusing to engage in hermeneutical speculations - that Paul had a congenial relationship with Apollos. If any distinction is drawn between the two, it was solely the Corinthians' fault, who viewed their preachers in competitive rather than complementary terms. Formerly the "Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement", a book series that explores the many aspects of New Testament study including historical perspectives, social-scientific and literary theory, and theological, cultural and contextual approaches. "The Early Christianity in Context" series, a part of JSNTS, examines the birth and development of early Christianity up to the end of the third century CE. The series places Christianity in its social, cultural, political and economic context. European Seminar on Christian Origins and "Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus Supplement" are also part of JSNTS.
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• Introduction: constituting the argument-- Part I. Constitution and Covenant in Corinth:
• 1. Paul and politics--
• 2. Law and life--
• 3. The Corinthian constitution--
• 4. Traces of covenant in Corinth--
• 5. Constituting Corinth, Paul, and the assembly-- Part II. Constitution and Covenant in 1 Corinthians 1:1-4:6:
• 6. 1 Corinthians 1:4-9 and the politics of thanksgiving--
• 7. 1 Corinthians 3:5-4:5 and the politics of construction-- Conclusion: comparison of constitutions.
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This volume examines 1 Corinthians 1-4 within first-century politics, demonstrating the significance of Corinth's constitution to the interpretation of Paul's letter. Bradley J. Bitner shows that Paul carefully considered the Roman colonial context of Corinth, which underlay numerous ecclesial conflicts. Roman politics, however, cannot account for the entire shape of Paul's response. Bridging the Hellenism-Judaism divide that has characterised much of Pauline scholarship, Bitner argues that Paul also appropriated Jewish-biblical notions of covenant. Epigraphical and papyrological evidence indicates that his chosen content and manner are best understood with reference to an ecclesial politeia informed by a distinctively Christ-centred political theology. This emerges as a 'politics of thanksgiving' in 1 Corinthians 1:4-9 and as a 'politics of construction' in 3:5-4:5, where Paul redirects gratitude and glory to God in Christ. This innovative account of Paul's political theology offers fresh insight into his pastoral strategy among nascent Gentile-Jewish assemblies.
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• Introduction: Theologians in God's plan
• God the teacher of His wisdom
• The divine pedagogy in history
• Wisdom, divine and human
• The students of the divine wisdom
• The position and authority of God's teachers
• The method and judgment of God's teachers
• The end of the divine pedagogy
• Conclusion: Knowing God.

Theologians today are facing a crisis of identity. Are they members of the academy or the church? Is it still possible to be members of both? In God and the Teaching of Theology, Steven Harris argues a way through the impasse by encompassing both church and academy within the umbrella of the divine economy. To accomplish this, Harris uses St. Paul's description of this economy in the opening chapters of his first letter to the Corinthians. Through Paul's discussion of wisdom, the Spirit, and the apostles' role in sharing that divine wisdom, theologians of the patristic, medieval, and Reformation eras found a description of their own work as educators; they discovered that they too had roles within the same divine economy. This book thus offers a rich description of the teaching of theology as part of God's own divine pedagogy, stretching from God the teacher himself, through the nature of students and teachers of theology, to the goal of this pedagogy: human salvation in the knowledge of God. In addressing the current identity crisis of theology faculties, Harris looks backward in order to chart a way forward. His book will appeal to academic theologians, and to theological and church educators, pastors, and Christians interested in the relationship between academic study and their faith.
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• Preface--
• 1. Introduction-- Part I. The Rhetorical Background:
• 2. The beginnings of rhetoric: Athens, the handbooks, and the Sophists--
• 3. The art comes of age: Plato, Isocrates, and Aristotle--
• 4. Rhetoric at its best: Cicero and Quintilian--
• 5. The state of the art: Rhetoric during the First Century-- Part II. 1 Corinthians 1-4:
• 6. Paul, rhetoric, and the city of Corinth--
• 7. 1 Corinthians 1-4: some general considerations--
• 8. Paul and his preaching in Corinth: the background of 1 Corinthians 1-4--
• 9. The central passage: 1 Corinthians
• 1. 17-2.5--
• 10. The argument completed: 1 Corinthians 2.6-4.21--
• 11. Summary and conclusions-- Endnotes-- Bibliography-- Index.
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The question posed by this study is: what is the relationship between Paul's view of preaching and his underlying theological assumptions? The one passage in Paul's epistles which directly addresses this question is 1 Corinthians 1-4, and Dr Litfin demonstrates in his book the rhetorical background of the problems reflected here. Beginning in Athens in the fifth century BC, the first section of the study traces the relevant rhetorical threads through the contributions of the Sophists, Plato, Isocrates, Aristotle, Cicero, Quintilian, and the lesser writers of the first century AD. The result is a clear picture of the nature and importance of rhetoric in first-century Corinth. This historical material is then used to shed light both on the problems Paul faced in Corinth and his responses to these questions as recorded in 1 Corinthians 1-4. A clear contrast emerges between Paul's stated modus operandi as a preacher and that of the first-century rhetor.
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• Part one : Greco-Roman rhetoric. The beginnings ; The goal of rhetoric ; The power of rhetoric ; The reach of rhetoric ; The genius of rhetoric ; The appraisal of rhetoric ; The hazards of rhetoric ; The rewards of rhetoric ; The grand equation of rhetoric
• Part two : 1 Corinthians 1-4. Paul and rhetoric in Corinth ; The setting of 1 Corinthians 1-4 ; Paul's argument introducted : 1 Corinthians 1:1-17
• Paul's argument begun : 1 Corinthians 1:17-20
• Paul's argument encapsulated : 1 Corinthians 1:23
• Paul's argument continued : 1 Corinthians 1:22-2:5
• Paul's argument completed : 1 Corinthians 2:6-4:21
• Part three : summary and analysis. Paul's ministry model ; Important questions ; Appropriate strategies ; Conclusion : the Pauline model
• Appendix one : Paul, Apollos and Philo
• Appendix two : the book of Acts
• Appendix three : Paul's epistemology
• Appendix four : implications for preaching ; Appendix five : broader implication.

This revised and expanded version of Litfin's previous St. Paul's Theology of Proclamation will provide insight to those engaged in Pauline and New Testament studies, rhetorical theory and Greco-Roman studies. Moreover, by offering a better understanding of Paul's method as well as the content of his declaration concerning 'the power and wisdom of God' revealed in Jesus, this book will help preachers as they 'preach Christ crucified.'

• Introduction--
• Chapter 1: The Literary and Thematic Unity of 1 Corinthians 1-4--
• Chapter 2: The Social and Rhetorical Background of 1 Corinthians 1-4--
• Chapter 3: Paul and Sophistic Rhetoric in 1 Corinthians 1-4--
• Chapter 4: Apollos' Function in 1 Corinthians 1-4-- Summary and Conclusion-- Bibliography.
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This book evaluates the role played by Paul's use of the Apollos name in his argumentation against dissention in the community of Corinth. Research into the social and rhetorical background of the Corinthian church, shows that the Corinthians were evaluating their leaders based on their rhetorical prowess, seeking to associate with those who would enhance their status and honour. The coherence of Paul's argument in "1 Corinthians" 1-4 is evaluated, particularly by showing how Paul's discourse of the cross and Sophia relate to the issue of the dissensions in the Corinthian ekklesia. Once demonstrated that there is a misunderstanding of wisdom amongst church leaders at the basis of the dissensions, a redefinition of the wisdom offered in "Corinthians" is required. In what could be considered the locus of Paul's theology of proclamation (i.e., "1 Corinthians" 2:1-5), he rejects any employment of worldly wisdom in his proclamation of the cross for theological reasons and will not allow himself or other leaders to be drawn into this game of personality cult and honour enhancement. Such conclusions then raise the question of the role played by Apollos' name in Paul's argument against dissensions. After a review of several possible views, it is concluded - based primarily on exegetical grounds and refusing to engage in hermeneutical speculations - that Paul had a congenial relationship with Apollos. If any distinction is drawn between the two, it was solely the Corinthians' fault, who viewed their preachers in competitive rather than complementary terms. Formerly the "Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement", a book series that explores the many aspects of New Testament study including historical perspectives, social-scientific and literary theory, and theological, cultural and contextual approaches. "The Early Christianity in Context" series, a part of JSNTS, examines the birth and development of early Christianity up to the end of the third century CE. The series places Christianity in its social, cultural, political and economic context. European Seminar on Christian Origins and "Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus Supplement" are also part of JSNTS.
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