Langbeschreibung
Elucidates the nature of Paul's authority by investigating the metaphorical portrayal of apostles in 1 Corinthians as divinely appointed administrators.
Hauptbeschreibung
Elucidates the nature of Paul's authority by investigating the metaphorical portrayal of apostles in 1 Corinthians as divinely appointed administrators.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1. Apostolic authority in 1 Corinthians; Part I. Oikonomoi as Administrators in Graeco-Roman Antiquity: 2. Oikonomoi as regal administrators; 3. Oikonomoi as civic administrators; 4. Oikonomoi as private administrators; Part II. Paul's Administrator Metaphor in 1 Corinthians: 5. Identifying Paul's metaphor in 1 Corinthians; 6. Interpreting Paul's metaphor in 1 Corinthians 4.1-5; 7. Interpreting Paul's metaphor in 1 Corinthians 9.16-23; 8. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index of passages; Index of authors.