{"product_id":"paul-and-image-reading-first-corinthians-in-visual-terms-9781978710719","title":"Paul and Image: Reading First Corinthians in","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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 so-called Second Sophistic, Erwin redefines Paul’s critique of human wisdom, treatment of idols, and resurrection discourse in visual terms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePhilip Erwin convincingly demonstrates that Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians engages a pervasive critical-philosophical discourse on images and the visual arts. By showing how this discourse is at the same time conceptual and interactive, as confirmed by its engagement with actual works of art at Corinth, Erwin has set a new paradigm for Pauline studies. -- John R. Clarke, University of Texas at Austin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter One Plato’s Critique of Art and the Phenomenon of Mimesis: the Beginning of a Philosophical Dialogue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter Two Art in Dialogue (with Plato): Occasions of Appropriation and Rejoinder in Philo of Alexandria, Dio Chrysostom, and Lucian of Samosata\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter Three Paul on Speech and Image in 1 Cor 1-2: Entering a Dialogue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter Four Paul on the Power of Images in 1 Cor 8 and 10: Externalizing the Dialogue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter Five Paul on the Death and Resurrection of the Image in 1 Cor 15: Toward an End of the Dialogue","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51043440263511,"sku":"9781978710719","price":81.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781978710719.jpg?v=1750958235","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/paul-and-image-reading-first-corinthians-in-visual-terms-9781978710719","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}