Where is the wise man? :: Graeco-Roman education as a background to the divisions in 1 Corinthians 1-4 /

The divisions in the Corinthian church are catalogued by Paul in 1 Corinthians 1:12: ""Each of you says, 'I follow Paul, ' or 'I follow Apollos, ' or 'I follow Cephas, ' or 'I follow Christ.'? White shows how these splits are found in the milieu of 1...

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Main Author: White, Adam G. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Bloomsbury T & T Clark, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, [2015]
Series:Library of New Testament studies ; 536.
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Online Access:DE-862
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Summary:The divisions in the Corinthian church are catalogued by Paul in 1 Corinthians 1:12: ""Each of you says, 'I follow Paul, ' or 'I follow Apollos, ' or 'I follow Cephas, ' or 'I follow Christ.'? White shows how these splits are found in the milieu of 1st-century Graeco-Roman education. By consulting relevant literary and epigraphic evidence, White develops a picture of ancient education throughout the Empire generally, and in Roman Corinth specifically. This serves as a backdrop to the situation in the Christian community, wherein some of the elite, educated members preferred Apollos to Paul as a t
Item Description:"Formerly the Journal for the Study of the New Testament supplement series."
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 227 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9780567662699
0567662691
9780567662682
0567662683
9780567664174
0567664171
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