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Paul on Marriage and Celibacy The Hellenistic background of 1 Corinthians 7 Will Deming

By: Material type: TextLanguage: English Publication details: U.S.A.; William B. Eerdmans Pub. Co.; 2004Description: 271tr; Paperback, illustrations; 24cmISBN:
  • 9780802839893, 0802839894
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 227.206
  • W689-D38
Online resources: Summary: This study overturns the traditional interpretation of Paul's thinking on marriage and celibacy. By examining established theories about the main influences on his theology, and by reconstructing the Stoic and Cynic discourse on marriage that formed its context, it offers an illuminating reassessment of both Paul's understanding of marriage and his place in the history of Christian asceticism, and provides new information for discussions of Christian sexuality and feminist evaluations of the Bible.
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This study overturns the traditional interpretation of Paul's thinking on marriage and celibacy. By examining established theories about the main influences on his theology, and by reconstructing the Stoic and Cynic discourse on marriage that formed its context, it offers an illuminating reassessment of both Paul's understanding of marriage and his place in the history of Christian asceticism, and provides new information for discussions of Christian sexuality and feminist evaluations of the Bible.

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