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Author:   Professor L. L. Welborn (Fordham University, USA)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   T.& T.Clark Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.20cm
Weight:   0.280kg
ISBN:  

9780567725332

ISBN 10:   0567725332
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   19 March 2026
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Abbreviations Prologue 1. Democracy, Real and Imagined, in Early Christianity and in Greco-Roman Antiquity 2. “Any Woman Praying or Prophesying” (1 Corinthians 11:5): The Radicalization of a Democratic Ethos in the Christ Group at Corinth 3. “There Must Be Factions” (1 Corinthians 11:19): Paul’s Revival of a Subterranean Stream of Greek Political Thought 4. “Has Christ Been Split into Parties?” (1 Corinthians 1:10): Paul’s Attempt to Restrain Factional Conflict in the Body of Christ 5. “That There May Be Equality” (2 Corinthians 8:13-15): Paul’s Extension of a Democratic Principle into the Economic Sphere 6. How “democratic” was the ekklesia of Christ Followers at Corinth? 7. Epilogue Bibliography Index of Ancient References Index of Names

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This creative and innovative book, rich in its highly accessible and incisive understanding of the ancient literature and epigraphy regarding the operations of ancient democracy, demonstrates in intriguing ways the pastoral and political relevance of Paul’s exegetical appeal to democratic processes and ideas/ideals in pastoring a highly factionalised congregation at Corinth. In the process, Professor Welborn highlights important distinctives in Paul’s theological, social, and political thought that transformed his understanding of community from other contemporary political models and movements and, indeed, perhaps the western intellectual tradition itself. -- James R. Harrison, Sydney College of Divinity, Australia * Reviewer *

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L.L. Welborn is Professor New Testament and Early Christianity at Fordham University, New York, USA.

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