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PAUL AND THE POWER OF SIN
REDEFINING 'BEYOND THE PALE' |
| By: |
T. L. Carter, John Court |
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| ISBN 10: |
0521020700 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780521020701 |
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| Publisher: |
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
13 July, 2005 |
| Series: |
Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series No. 115 |
| Pages: |
256 |
| Description: |
This 2001 book seeks to ground Paul's language of sin in the socio-cultural context of his original letters. |
| Synopsis: |
Paul and the Power of Sin, first published in 2001, seeks to ground Paul's language of sin in the socio-cultural context of his original letters. T. L. Carter draws on the work of social anthropologist Mary Douglas to conduct a cross-cultural analysis of the symbolism of the power of sin in the letters, examining thoroughly Douglas' 'Grid and Group' model and defending its use as a heuristic tool for New Testament scholars. He uses this model to examine the social location of Paul and the communities to which he wrote and offers a fresh insight into key passages from 1 Corinthians, Galatians and Romans. Carter concludes that an important part of Paul's purpose was to safeguard the position of law-free Gentile believers by redrawing social boundaries along eschatological rather than ethnic lines. |
| Illustrations: |
6 b/w illus. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Cambridge University Press |
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