Paul and Image: Reading First Corinthians in Visual Terms

Erwin, Philip

ISBN 10: 1978710712 / ISBN 13: 9781978710719

Published by Fortress Academic, 2020

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243 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Paul and Image: Reading First Corinthians in Visual Terms
• Publisher: Fortress Academic
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1978710712
• ISBN 13: 9781978710719
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.61 kilograms

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Synopsis

In Paul and Image, Philip Erwin challenges conventional interpretations of 1 Corinthians that tend to overlook the significance of ancient Roman visual culture in framing and posing exegetical questions. He argues that in 1 Corinthians Paul engaged in a long-standing philosophical discussion of visual representation, with consequential implications for how he and his Corinthian addressees interacted with the imagery around them. By situating Paul’s letter in the context of the critical discourse on visual representation from Plato to Philo to the Second Sophistic, Erwin redefines Paul’s critique of human wisdom, treatment of idols, and resurrection discourse in visual terms.

About the Author

Philip Erwin (Ph.D, Graduate Theological Union) is a scholar of the New Testament whose research focuses on the relationship between the letters of Paul and the material and discursive elements of ancient Greco-Roman visual culture.