Paul and Image: Reading First Corinthians in Visual Terms

Philip Erwin

doi:10.5771/9781978710726

Summary

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.

Keywords

Search publication

Bibliographic data

Edition: 1/2020
Copyright Year: 2020
ISBN-Print: 978-1-9787-1071-9
ISBN-Online: 978-1-9787-1072-6
Publisher: Lexington, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 244
Product Type: Monograph

1. Contents No access
2. List of Figures No access
3. Acknowledgments No access
4. Introduction No access
1. Plato’s Critique of Art and the Phenomenon of Mimesis No access Pages 1 - 42
2. Art in Dialogue (with Plato) No access Pages 43 - 96
3. Paul on Speech and Image in 1 Cor 1–2 No access Pages 97 - 130
4. Paul on the Power of Images in 1 Cor 8 and 10 No access Pages 131 - 174
5. Paul on the Death and Resurrection of the Image in 1 Cor 15 No access Pages 175 - 202
Concluding Remarks No access Pages 203 - 206
Bibliography No access Pages 207 - 222
Index of Ancient Authors No access Pages 223 - 232
Index of Modern Authors No access Pages 233 - 236
Index of Terms No access Pages 237 - 242
About the Author No access Pages 243 - 244