| 'Hand This Man Over to Satan': Curse, Exclusion and Salvation in 1 Corinthians 5 Contributor(s): Smith, David Raymond (Author), Keith, Chris (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0567691950 ISBN-13: 9780567691958 Publisher: T&T Clark OUR PRICE: $46.48 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Studies - New Testament - Paul's Letters |
| Dewey: 227.206 |
| Series: Library of New Testament Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.47" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.7 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 1 Corinthians 5:5 is a curious passage which has been variously interpreted by scholars. For some, it denotes a magical curse which is designed to cause the physical death of the sinner. Others have found such an interpretation unpersuasive. Instead, they maintain that Paul's words at verse five are to be understood as a metaphor for exclusion from the Corinthian community. So, the errant Corinthian is not to die by a curse, but is to be excluded. This work argues for the former interpretation by marshalling a range of the most recent-specialised-magical material, which has not been considered by other works in relation to 1 Corinthians 5. It fully acknowledges the weaknesses of previous magical interpretations, and metaphorical approaches to the passage. Instead, it presents a fresh magical reading of not only 1 Corinthians 5:5, but the whole of 1 Corinthians 5-within its wider context of the apostle Paul's letter to the Corinthians. |
Contributor Bio(s): Keith, Chris: - Chris Keith is Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity and Director of the Centre for the Social-Scientific Study of the Bible at St. Mary's University College, Twickenham, UK. He is the author of The Pericope Adulterae, the Gospel of John and the Literacy of Jesus, a winner of the 2010 John Templeton Award for Theological Promise, and Jesus' Literacy: Scribal Culture and the Teacher from Galilee. He is also the co-editor of Jesus among Friends and Enemies: A Historical and Literary Introduction to Jesus in the Gospels, and was recently named a 2012 Society of Biblical Literature Regional Scholar.Smith, David Raymond: - David Raymond Smith has studied at International Christian College, Glasgow, University of Glasgow (graduating B. D. [hons] First Class]), Princeton Theological Seminary, USA (graduating Th.M. New Testament); and the University of Durham (graduating Ph.D. New Testament). He is currently studying at the University of Edinburgh towards a PGDE (Secondary) in Religious Moral and Philosophical Studies. |