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Informationen zum Autor John Goodrich is Assistant Professor of Bible at Moody Bible Institute, Chicago. He has published articles in New Testament Studies, the Journal for the Study of the New Testament and the Journal of Biblical Literature. Klappentext Elucidates the nature of Paul's authority by investigating the metaphorical portrayal of apostles in 1 Corinthians as divinely appointed administrators. 'Goodrich provides a careful and balanced study of the administrator metaphor, which then provides deeper insight into two Pauline passages in 1 Corinthians ... This is an interesting study with some helpful exegetical consequences.' The Expository Times Zusammenfassung Interprets the often overlooked metaphor of apostles as divinely appointed administrators (oikonomoi) and assesses the complicated and multifaceted nature of authority in Paul. This study will appeal to academic researchers and graduate students of New Testament studies! Pauline theology and those interested in the Graeco-Roman context of early Christianity. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1. Apostolic authority in 1 Corinthians; Part I. Oikonomoi as Administrators in Graeco-Roman Antiquity: 2. Oikonomoi as regal administrators; 3. Oikonomoi as civic administrators; 4. Oikonomoi as private administrators; Part II. Paul's Administrator Metaphor in 1 Corinthians: 5. Identifying Paul's metaphor in 1 Corinthians; 6. Interpreting Paul's metaphor in 1 Corinthians 4.1-5; 7. Interpreting Paul's metaphor in 1 Corinthians 9.16-23; 8. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index of passages; Index of authors.
