Paul, Community, and Discipline - Establishing Boundaries and Dealing With the Disorderly

In this book, Adam G. White examines Paul's practice of community discipline in light of similar practices in the broader Graeco-Roman context and argues that what we see in Paul's communities is both similar and unique to contemporary practices.

List of contents

Part 1: Expulsion in the Graeco-Roman World
1. History of Exile: The Development of Athenian Ostracism
2. History of Exile: Exile in the Roman Republic
3. History of Exile: Exile under the Emperors
4. The Psychology of Exile: Citizenship, Belonging, and the Grief of Exile
5. Exile Writ Small: Community and Expulsion in Smaller Groups
6. From Torah to the Talmud: The Development of Jewish Exile
Summary of Part 1
Part 2: Discipline and Expulsion in Paul's Communities
7. Defining the Boundaries: The General Shape of New Testament Communities
8. Principles of Pauline Discipline: The Need for Warnings
9. Principles of Pauline Discipline: Internal Arbitration
10. Principles of Pauline Discipline: The Requirement for Witnesses
11. Dealing with the Disorderly: Discipline in the Thessalonian Correspondence
12. How to Spot Black Sheep: Dealing with False Teachers in Paul's Communities
13. Establishing Traditions: Discipline and Expulsion in the Pastoral Epistles

About the author

Adam G. White is a senior lecturer at Alphacrucis College in Sydney, Australia.

Summary

In this book, Adam G. White examines Paul's practice of community discipline in light of similar practices in the broader Graeco-Roman context and argues that what we see in Paul's communities is both similar and unique to contemporary practices.

Product details

• Authors: Adam G. White
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2021
• EAN: 9781978711914
• ISBN: 978-1-978711-91-4
• No. of pages: 282
• Series: Paul in Critical Contexts
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Practical theology; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; European History, HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, Ancient Greece, HISTORY / Ancient / Greece, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / History & Culture, Christianity, Ancient Rome, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / New Testament / Paul's Letters, European history: the Romans, Biblical Studies & Exegesis, Criticism & Exegesis Of Sacred Texts