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Paul through Mediterranean Eyes: Cultural Studies in 1 Corinthians is unavailable, but you can change that!

Paul was a Hebrew of the Hebrews, steeped in the learning of his people. But he was also a Roman citizen who widely traveled the Mediterranean basin, and was very knowledgeable of the dominant Greek and Roman culture of his day. These two mighty rivers of influence converge in Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians. With razor-sharp attention to the text, Kenneth Bailey examines the cultural...

I. The Cross and Christian Unity 1:5–4:16 II. Men and Women in the Human Family 4:17–7:40 III. Food Offered to Idols (Christian and pagan) 8:1–11:1 IV. Men and Women in Worship 11:2–14:40 V. The Resurrection 15 Figure Int.1. Summary of 1 Corinthians When the complementary pairs of essays are placed together it is evident that Paul has three principle ideas on his mind. These are: 1. The cross and the resurrection (I, V) 2. Men and women in the human family and in worship (II, IV) 3. Christians living
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