The Corinthian Body
Author: Dale B. Martin
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 1999-01-01
Total Pages: 356
ISBN-13: 9780300081725
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAnnotation In this intriguing discussion of Paul's first letter to the Corinthians, Dale Martin contends that Paul's various disagreements with the Corinthians were the result of a fundamental conflict over the ideological construction of the human body (and hence the church as the body of Christ). This led to differing opinions on a variety of theological viewpoints--including the role of rhetoric and philosophy in a hierarchical society, the eating of meat sacrificed to idols, prostitution, sexual desire and marriage, and the resurrection of the body. Book jacket.