Descripción
This book offers a significant contribution to studies on social, historical, rhetorical, and cultural aspects of the New Testament and the Roman Empire, and also serves as a guide to the context and various issues related to Paul, Roman Corinth, and the Roman Empire in the first century.
1st Corinthians provides a unique, detailed, and vivid picture of the life of this Christian community and its relationship with the Empire.
In this study, the author urges the reader to consider the complete and accurate background that underpins the social interaction of Paul and the community of believers in Roman Corinth. This work is an essential introduction to all the issues that encompass and explore what can be known about Paul, Corinth, and the Roman Empire, and why such knowledge is fundamental for readers of 1st Corinthians.