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Sister or Wife?

By Gordon, J. Dorcas, Gordon, Dorcas J.

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Sister or Wife?

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This work investigates the social dynamics within the Corinthian community and the function of Paul's argumentation in the light of those dynamics. The models of Victor Turner and Mary Douglas, cultural anthropologists, guide the inquiry. Gordon concludes that the conflict in 1 Corinthians 7 arose as the result of two antithetical views of the root metaphor, 'In Christ all are children of God, no male and female'. One group supported a kinship system based on patrilineal marriage and hierarchical community structures. A second group demanded that an egalitarian sibling relationship should order the community. Paul attempts to persuade both factions that their commitment to each other and to him is primary. His arguments encourage each group to reconsider the absoluteness of its stance and to learn to live with ambiguity.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
256
Release Date:
1997-11-01
Publication Date:
1997-11-01
Publisher:
Bloomsbury 3PL
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1850756856
ISBN13:
9781850756859
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[email protected]
Weight:
552 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
18 cm
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