Physical Weakness, Illness and Death in 1 Corinthians 11.30: Deprivation and Overconsumption in Pauline and Early Christianity
In 1 Cor 11.17-34, Paul attempts to correct the practice of a communal meal in Corinth. He notes that consumption of this meal without discernment of the body' has had disastrous consequences within the community of Christ-followers: For this reason, many among you are weak and sick, and quit...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
[2019]
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New Testament studies
Year: 2019, Volume: 65, Issue: 4, Pages: 572-588 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Corinthians 1. 11,17-34
/ Bible. Corinthians 1. 11,30
/ Body
/ Weakness
/ Disease
/ Death
/ Poverty
/ Lord's supper
/ Hermas, Pastor
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity |
| Further subjects: | B
Bible. Corinthians 1. 11,30
B Poverty B Shepherd of Hermas B 1 Corinthians B Lord's Supper |
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| Summary: | In 1 Cor 11.17-34, Paul attempts to correct the practice of a communal meal in Corinth. He notes that consumption of this meal without discernment of the body' has had disastrous consequences within the community of Christ-followers: For this reason, many among you are weak and sick, and quite a few are dying' (11.30). This essay offers a physical interpretation of 1 Cor 11.30, contending that Paul presents the bodies of both the have-nots' and those who shame them as suffering because of the practice of the Lord's Supper, the former from dietary deprivation and the latter from overconsumption. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-8145 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: New Testament studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0028688519000171 |