That There May Be Equality - Paul''s Appeal for Partnership in the Collection

In That There May Be Equality, L. L. Welborn traces the emergence of Paul's concern about inequality in the ekkl¿sia of Christ believers at Corinth, analyzes Paul's invocation of the principle of "equality" in 2 Corinthians, and brings Paul's appeal to "equality" into our global economic crisis.

List of contents

Introduction: Paul's Idea and Our Perilous Moment
Chapter 1: Obstacles to a Retrieval of Paul's Idea
Chapter 2: The Provenance and History of the Idea of "Equality"
Chapter 3: Inequality in the Roman Empire
Chapter 4: Inequality in Roman Corinth
Chapter 5: The Emergence of Paul's Concern about Inequality
Chapter 6: Paul's Appeal to "Equality" in the Collection for the Poor
Epilogue: The Future of Paul's Idea?

About the author

L. L. Welborn is professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at Fordham University.

Summary

In That There May Be Equality, L. L. Welborn traces the emergence of Paul’s concern about inequality in the ekklesia of Christ believers at Corinth, analyzes Paul’s invocation of the principle of “equality” in 2 Corinthians, and brings Paul’s appeal to “equality” into our global economic crisis.

Product details

• Authors: L L Welborn, L. L. Welborn, L.L. Welborn
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.08.2023
• EAN: 9781978716230
• ISBN: 978-1-978716-23-0
• No. of pages: 424
• Series: Paul in Critical Contexts
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; European History, HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, HISTORY / Europe / General, Ancient Greece, HISTORY / Ancient / Greece, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / General, Christianity, Ancient Rome, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, European history: the Romans, Biblical Studies & Exegesis