Secular and Christian leadership in Corinth : : a socio-historical and exegetical study of 1 Corinthians 1-6 / / by Andrew D. Clarke.

• Superior document: Arbeiten zur Geschichte des antiken Judentums und des Urchristentums, 18
• Author: Clarke, Andrew D.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, New York : : E.J. Brill,, 1993.
• Year of Publication: 1993
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Arbeiten zur Geschichte des antiken Judentums und des Urchristentums 18.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (ix, 188 pages)
• Notes: Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Cambridge, 1991.

This volume traces the influences of first century Corinthian secular leadership on local church leadership as reflected in 1 Corinthians 1-6. It then shows how Paul modifies the Corinthian understanding of church leadership. By comparing secular leadership in first century Corinthian society with leadership in the Corinthian church, it has been argued that one of Paul's major concerns with the church in Corinth is the extent to which significant members in the church were employing secular categories and perceptions of leadership in the Christian community. This volume has adopted the method of assessing the New Testament evidence in the light of its social and historical background. Both literary and non-literary sources, rather than modern sociological models, were employed in making the comparison.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / ANDREW D. CLARKE -- INTRODUCTION / ANDREW D. CLARKE -- EVIDENCE OF SECULAR LEADERS IN CORINTH / ANDREW D. CLARKE -- PROFILE AND PRACTICES OF SECULAR LEADERS IN CORINTH / ANDREW D. CLARKE -- CHRISTIAN LEADERS IN SECULAR CORINTH / ANDREW D. CLARKE -- SECULAR PRACTICES OF CHRISTIAN LEADERS: I. GOING TO COURT / ANDREW D. CLARKE -- SECULAR PRACTICES OF CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP: II. BEYOND REPROACH / ANDREW D. CLARKE -- SECULAR PERCEPTIONS OF CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP / ANDREW D. CLARKE -- PAUL'S PRINCIPLES OF CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP / ANDREW D. CLARKE -- CONCLUSIONS / ANDREW D. CLARKE -- APPENDIX A / ANDREW D. CLARKE -- APPENDIX B: THE GOOD AND THE JUST IN THE CITY AND ROMANS 5.7 / ANDREW D. CLARKE -- SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY / ANDREW D. CLARKE -- INDEX OF ANCIENT AND MODERN AUTHORS / ANDREW D. CLARKE -- INDEX OF SCRIPTURE REFERENCES / ANDREW D. CLARKE -- ARBEITEN ZUR GESCHICHTE DES ANTIKEN JUDENTUMS UND DES URCHRISTENTUMS / ANDREW D. CLARKE.