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Book SynopsisThis book advances the interpretation of 1 Corinthians by exploring the ways the apostle Paul quoted or “echoed” Jewish scriptures more indirectly in his letter, by metonymy or allusion. Criteria and methods for identifying echoes are brought to the fore, as are questions of the texture of Paul’s theology and his understanding of scripture. Important topics in 1 Corinthians addressed here include Paul’s use of the Law, monotheism, Christology, wisdom and mystery language, punishment of the incestuous man, baptism for the dead, eschatology, and resurrection.
Trade ReviewThis impressive collection of essays on difficult passages and larger themes in 1 Corinthians offers new insights into matters that continue to stymie interpreters. The contributors show how Paul, as a sophisticated and practiced interpreter, deeply engages with Scripture to shape his arguments throughout the letter despite using only a few explicit quotations. Their meticulous work produces stimulating results that reveal the Scripture’s influence on Paul’s process of reasoning that often goes undetected. This compilation should spark renewed research in this area. -- David E. Garland, George W. Truett Theological Seminary
The majority of the work on Paul’s use of Scripture comes from Galatians and Romans and so a volume of 1 Corinthians is most welcome. The studies reveal Paul’s deep interaction with Scripture, even when he is not explicitly quoting it. They also show that Paul is deeply indebted to Jewish traditions of interpretation, even while commending his own Christological interpretations. Many of the insights in this book will set the agenda for future studies. -- Steve Moyise, Newman University, UK
This collection of papers from one SBL seminar has a unique thematic coherence and consistently high quality. The use of Scripture in 1 Corinthians has been underserved but this anthology goes a long way to fill that gap. The kinds of intertextuality proposed here go a long way toward solving classic cruxes about the discipline of the incestuous offender in chapter 5, the traveling Rock who was Christ in chapter 10, and the nature of the problems with resurrection in Corinth that necessitated chapter 15, along with numerous other issues. This volume is a model of what a collection of scholarly conference papers should look like. -- Craig L. Blomberg, Denver Seminary
Scripture, Texts, and Tracings in 1 Corinthians provides the reader with a remarkable walk through this letter as he or she ponders the complex scriptural matrix from which Paul produced his epistolary gem. While walking, the reader is brought to a fuller appreciation of the soil from which the apostle’s thought has sprung. The many and various ways in which he used the Scriptures of his tradition shed so many shades of light on what he wrote. For example, a rolling stone and baptism on behalf of the dead appear with greater clarity when the reader takes time to ponder Paul’s use of the rich Scriptures of his heritage. -- Raymond F. Collins, Brown University
Table of Contents1. Paul’s Re-Contextualizations of the Prophets and other Texts in 1 Corinthians 1–2 — Erik Waaler 2. Paul’s Mystery Thriller: The Use of the Danielic Mystery in 1 Corinthians — Benjamin L. Gladd 3. Overrealized Eschatology or Lack of Eschatology in Corinth? — Craig S. Keener 4. The Incestuous Man of 1 Corinthians 5, Septuagint Banishment Texts, and Eating with Sinners — Kathy Barrett Dawson 5. Curse Redux? 1 Corinthians 5:13, Deuteronomy, and Identity in Corinth — Guy Prentiss Waters 6. Paul and the Law in 1 Corinthians — Brian S. Rosner 7. Loyalty to Christ in 1 Corinthians 5–13 and Loyalty to YHWH in Deuteronomy? Paul’s Covenantal Reuse of Deuteronomy — Erik Waaler 8. Paul’s Christological Use of the Exodus-Wilderness Rock Tradition in 1 Corinthians 10:4 — Linda L. Belleville 9. Prophecy in Corinth and Paul’s Use of Isaiah’s Prophecy in 1 Corinthians 14:21-25 — Roy E. Ciampa 10. Baptism in behalf of the Dead at Corinth—and in the Pentateuch? — J. David Stark 11. A Neglected Deuteronomic Scriptural Matrix for the Nature of the Resurrection Body in 1 Corinthians 15:39-42? — David A. Burnett 12. Corinthian Diversity, Mythological Beliefs, and Bodily Immortality Related to the Resurrection (1 Corinthians 15) — B. J. Oropeza 13. Afterword: Scripture in 1 Corinthians: Assessing the Status Quaestionis— Christopher D. Stanley
