Power through weakness Paul's understanding of the Christian ministry in 2 Corinthians
Dr Savage seeks to understand the apostle Paul's apparently contradictory description of his ministry in 2 Corinthians as one in which power is manifested through weakness: 'When I am weak, then I am strong!' This paradox becomes intelligible when it is understood that Paul's cri...
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| Formato: | Libro |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Cambridge University Press
2004
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| Colección: | Society for New Testament Studies. Monograph series ;
86 |
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| Acceso en línea: | Sumario |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b18020860*spi |
| Sumario: | Dr Savage seeks to understand the apostle Paul's apparently contradictory description of his ministry in 2 Corinthians as one in which power is manifested through weakness: 'When I am weak, then I am strong!' This paradox becomes intelligible when it is understood that Paul's critics were influenced by a perspective which was the exact opposite of his: they imbibed the self-exalting outlook of their contemporary world, while he embraced the self-emptying gospel of Christ. Drawing from archaeological data on first-century Corinth, this study is unique in establishing both the secular underpinnings of Paul's paradoxical language and the devastating critique which that language offers on the general outlook of the first century. Paul emerges as a radical foil to the spirit of the age. |
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| Notas: | Versión rev. y actualizada de la tesis doctoral del autor -- Cambridge Univ., 1987. |
| Descripción Física: | xvi, 251 p. ; 23 cm |
| Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 193-223) e índices |
| ISBN: | 9780521616188 |
