First Corinthians (Paideia: Commentaries on the New by Pheme Perkins PDF

By Pheme Perkins

during this addition to the well-received Paideia sequence, a revered New testomony student examines cultural context and theological that means in First Corinthians. Paideia commentaries discover how New testomony texts shape Christian readers by

• getting to the traditional narrative and rhetorical ideas the textual content employs
• displaying how the textual content shapes theological convictions and ethical habits
• commenting at the ultimate, canonical type of every one New testomony book
• targeting the cultural, literary, and theological settings of the text
• making sensible use of maps, photographs, and sidebars in a reader-friendly format

Students, pastors, and different readers will savour the old, literary, and theological perception Pheme Perkins bargains in examining First Corinthians.

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