03159nam a2200505Ia 4500 ocn850923600 OCoLC 20200709055827.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 130626s2012 iluab o 000 1 eng d N$T N$T 9780830839629 0830839623 9780830866991 (electronic bk.) 083086699X (electronic bk.) (OCoLC)850923600 577769 (N$T) e-gr--- PS3623.I865 W44 2012 FIC 000000 bisacsh 813/.6 23 N$TA Witherington, Ben, 1951- A week in the life of Corinth [electronic resource] / Ben Witherington III. Downers Grove, Ill. : IVP Academic, c2012. 1 online resource (158 p.) : ill., map. Poseidon's revenge -- Isthmia and its games -- Paulos, Priscilla, and Aquila -- The home of Erastos -- The enmity of the enemy -- Gallio's gall -- Erastos goes missing -- The proposition -- The trial of Paulos -- Julia's prayers and Nicanor's protection -- The Subura and the Sabbath -- Paulos, Priscilla, and Erastos -- "Dies Solis": the morning of the day of the sun/Son -- The afternoon of the day of the sun -- The end of the day. Intrigue is in the air as Nicanor returns to Corinth and reports to his patron Erastos on recent business dealings in Rome. Nicanor, a former slave, is a man on the make. But surprises keep springing up in his path. A political rival of Erastos is laying a plot, and a new religion from the East keeps pressing in his life. Spend an imaginary week in Paul's Corinth as the story of Nicanor winds through street and forum, marketplace and baths, taking us into shop, villa and apartment, where we meet friends new and old. From our observing a dinner in the temple of Aesclepius to Christian worship in the home of Erastos, Paul's dealings with the Corinthians in his letters take focused relevance and social clarity. The result is an unforgettable introduction to life in a major center of the New Testament world. Throughout the text, helpful sidebars, maps and diagrams serve to further illuminate the sociocultural context of the early Christian world. Description based on print version record. Paul, the Apostle, Saint Fiction. Corinth (Greece) Fiction. Bible. New Testament History of Biblical events Fiction. Christian saints Fiction. Apostles Fiction. FICTION / General bisacsh Biographical fiction. gsafd Christian fiction. gsafd Electronic books. Print version: Witherington, Ben, 1951- Week in the life of Corinth. Downers Grove, Ill. : IVP Academic, c2012 9780830839629 (DLC) 2012000268 (OCoLC)759909770 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=577769 EBSCOhost EBSC 577769 cpp1794 02 N$T 53169 53169