Author | : Dale B. Martin |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 356 |
Release | : 1999-01-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780300081725 |
Annotation 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.