Christs Body in Corinth

* A timely discussion of a key Pauline theme and its value for the global church * Challenges a consensus regarding the "politics" of 1 Corinthians

About the author

Yung Suk Kim is associate professor of New Testament and early Christianity at the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology of Virginia Union University, in Richmond, Virginia. He is the author of several books, including Christ's Body in Corinth: The Politics of a Metaphor (2008).

Summary

Yung Suk Kim takes up the language of "body" that infuses 1 Corinthians about social realities in the early church. Kim argues against the view that in speaking of the church as Christ's body Paul seeks to emphasize unity and the social boundary.

Product details

• Authors: Yung Suk Kim
• Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.2014
• EAN: 9781451488067
• ISBN: 978-1-4514-8806-7
• No. of pages: 152
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 9 mm
• Weight: 222 g
• Series: Paul in Critical Contexts; Paul in Critical Contexts
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity