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Sister or Wife?

Sister or Wife?

Gordon, J. Dorcas
Gordon, Dorcas J.

Hardcover

Series: Library of New Testament Studies, Book 149

Bible Studies

ISBN10: 1850756856
ISBN13: 9781850756859
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: Nov 1 1997
Pages: 248
Weight: 1.10
Height: 0.80 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.20
Language: English

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.

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