AbstractsEducation Research & Administration

Where is the wise man?: Graeco-Roman education as a background to the divisions in 1 Corinthians 1-4

by Adam Graham White




Institution: Macquarie University
Department:
Year: 2014
Keywords: Paul; Bible; Bible; Corinth (Greece)  – Church history; 1 Corinthians; Paideia; Paul; education; philosophy; oratory
Record ID: 1048091
Full text PDF: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.14/307170


Abstract

"This thesis is presented for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Macquarie University, Department of Ancient History, 25th April 2013". Bibliography: pages 251-285. Ch. 1. Introduction  –  – Part 1. Setting the scene.  – Ch. 2. Literature review  – Ch. 3. ΠΑΙΔΕΙΑ and enculturation  – Ch. 4. Preliminary issues.  –  – Part 2. Paul's defence of his style.  – Ch. 5. Christ and the wise man  – Ch. 6. Paul and the orators  – Ch. 7. God's wisdom and true maturity.  –  – Part 3. Paul's role as an apostle and teacher.  – Ch. 8. The Corinthians' immaturity  – Ch. 9. Paul's role as a teacher  – Ch. 10. Paul and the intellectual clients  – Ch. 11. Paul the father  – Ch. 12. Conclusion. 1 online resource (xviii, 285 pages)