TY - BOOK AU - Tucker,J.Brian TI - Reading 1 Corinthians T2 - Cascade companions SN - 9781498292948 AV - BS2675.2 .T8 2017 U1 - 227.2067 23 PY - 2017///] CY - Eugene, Oregon PB - Cascade Books ; a Wipf & Stock Publishers KW - Bible KW - Corinthians, 1st KW - Social scientific criticism KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - RELIGION / Biblical Studies / New Testament KW - bisacsh KW - RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Paul's Letters KW - Electronic books N1 - Pages:1 to 25; Pages:26 to 50; Pages:51 to 75; Pages:76 to 100; Pages:101 to 125; Pages:126 to 150; Pages:151 to 164 N2 - First Corinthians offers readers a window into the social life and setting of an early Christ-movement congregation. The Apostle Paul's practical guidance to the Corinthians living in a Roman colony overlaps with many contemporary concerns: identity, leadership, sexuality, gender, diversity, worship, theology, and economics. All too often, however, the letter is read in an individualistic and supersessionistic way. Furthermore, parts of the letter are lifted out of their original context and applied in ways foreign to that setting. This book reads the letter through the lens of social identity UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1691860 ER -