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Paul and Image: Reading First Corinthians in Visual Terms

Paul and Image: Reading First Corinthians in Visual Terms

Hardcover

Series: Paul in Critical Contexts

PhilosophyArt HistoryBible Studies

ISBN10: 1978710712
ISBN13: 9781978710719
Publisher: Fortress Academic
Published: Sep 29 2020
Pages: 270
Weight: 1.17
Height: 0.63 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
In Paul and Image, Philip Erwin challenges conventional interpretations of 1 Corinthians that tend to overlook the significance of ancient Roman visual culture in framing and posing exegetical questions. He argues that in 1 Corinthians Paul engaged in a long-standing philosophical discussion of visual representation, with consequential implications for how he and his Corinthian addressees interacted with the imagery around them. By situating Paul's letter in the context of the critical discourse on visual representation from Plato to Philo to the Second Sophistic, Erwin redefines Paul's critique of human wisdom, treatment of idols, and resurrection discourse in visual terms.

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