Scripture, Texts, and Tracings in 1 Corinthians

THE SCRIPTURE AND PAUL SERIES

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Edited by Linda Belleville and A. Andrew Das

Scripture, Texts, and Tracings in 1 Corinthians

Edited by Linda L. Belleville and B. J. Oropeza

Afterword by Christopher D. Stanley

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Contents

1. Cover

2. Half Title

3. Series Page

4. Title

5. Copyright

6. Contents

7. Figure and Tables

8. Abbreviations

9. Preface

10. Introduction: Scripture, Texts, and Tracings in 1 Corinthians

11. 1 Paul’s Recontextualization of the Prophets and Other Texts in 1 Corinthians 1–2

12. 2 Paul’s Mystery Thriller: The Use of the Danielic Mystery in 1 Corinthians

13. 3 Overrealized Eschatology or Lack of Eschatology in Corinth?

14. 4 The Incestuous Man of 1 Corinthians 5, Septuagint Banishment Texts, and Eating with Sinners

15. 5 Curse Redux? 1 Corinthians 5:13, Deuteronomy, and Identity in Corinth

16. 6 Paul and the Law in 1 Corinthians

17. 7 Loyalty to Christ in 1 Corinthians and Loyalty to YHWH in Deuteronomy: Paul’s Covenantal Reuse of Deuteronomy

18. 8 Paul’s Christological Use of the Exodus-Wilderness Rock Tradition in 1 Corinthians 10:4

19. 9 Prophecy in Corinth and Paul’s Use of Isaiah’s Prophecy in 1 Corinthians 14:21–25

20. 10 Baptism on Behalf of the Dead at Corinth—and in the Pentateuch?

21. 11 A Neglected Deuteronomic Scriptural Matrix for the Nature of the Resurrection Body in 1 Corinthians 15:39–42

22. 12 Corinthian Diversity, Mythological Beliefs, and Bodily Immortality Related to the Resurrection (1 Corinthians 15)

23. 13 Afterword: Scripture in 1 Corinthians: Assessing the Status Quaestionis

24. About the Contributors