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The Body for the Lord - Sex and Identity in 1 Corinthians 5-7 (Hardcover)
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The Body for the Lord - Sex and Identity in 1 Corinthians 5-7 (Hardcover)
Series: The Library of New Testament Studies
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Alistair May explores the part played by sexual ethics and the
rhetoric of sexual morality in the formation of Christian identity
by focusing on the longest discussion of sex in the New Testament -
1Corinthians 5-7. Viewing this passage as a unified discourse, he
considers how Paul's ethics serve to give his converts a distinct
identity. Although tools from the social sciences are used, the
major focus of the work is in careful exegesis of the text. As the
study progresses through the text of 1Corinthians 5-7, May argues
that Paul strives to maintain an absolute distinction between
insider and outsider in regard to morality. Immorality belongs
exclusively to the outside and to the pre-conversion identity of
the Corinthians. Hence those labelled immoral can no longer remain
in the community. 1 Corinthians 6.12-20 reveals that, for Paul,
sexual sin is unique in its destruction of Christian identity and
that any sexual participation is a potential conflict with
participation in Christ. Thus, chapter 6 is directly connected with
the discussion of the legitimacy of marriage in 1Corinthians 7.
Rejecting the scholarly consensus that Paul is reacting to
ascetics, May controversially argues that chapter 7 should be read
as Paul's commendation of singleness to a reluctant Corinthian
audience. This is volume 278 in the Journal for the Study of the
New Testament Supplement series.
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