Exclusion and judgment in fellowship meals : the socio-historical background of 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 / Lanuwabang Jamir ; foreword by Steve Walton.

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Jamir, Lanuwabang [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Eugene, Oregon : Pickwick Publications, [2016]Copyright date: �2016Description: 1 online resource (xxviii, 275 pages .)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781498233385
1498233384
9781498233392
1498233392

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:

227.206 23

LOC classification:

BS2675.52 .J36 2016

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Contents:

Fellowship meals: practices in the ancient world -- Fellowship meals: their roles and functions in the ancient world -- Fellowship meals in Corinth: the abuse at the Lord's Supper -- Judgment at the Lord's Supper in Corinth.

Summary: This book seeks to demonstrate that the fellowship meal traditions in the ancient world form the background against which the Lord's Supper must be understood. Likewise, the basis of Paul's response to the situation in Corinth and his theology of the Lord's Supper is to be found in the fellowship meal traditions. The book begins with a study of fellowship meal traditions in the Greco-Roman and Jewish societies. The roles and functions of the fellowship meal in these cultures indicate that the fellowship meal was an important institution and it played a pivotal role in the functioning of their societies. One important observation is that judgment was an integral part of the fellowship meal traditions and it made such meal practices all the more significant in ancient cultures. Based on the fellowship meal practices, the study reveals that social-economic factors were only part of the problem in Corinth. Different ideologies and theologies were the underlying reason behind the divisions in the church. Paul's response to the problem reveals that he upheld the fellowship meal traditions. The link between sickness and death and the abuse of the Lord's Supper is a testament to that. The concept of judgment in the Lord's Supper, while based on the fellowship meal traditions, has been redefined in the light of the Gospel tradition.

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This book seeks to demonstrate that the fellowship meal traditions in the ancient world form the background against which the Lord's Supper must be understood. Likewise, the basis of Paul's response to the situation in Corinth and his theology of the Lord's Supper is to be found in the fellowship meal traditions. The book begins with a study of fellowship meal traditions in the Greco-Roman and Jewish societies. The roles and functions of the fellowship meal in these cultures indicate that the fellowship meal was an important institution and it played a pivotal role in the functioning of their societies. One important observation is that judgment was an integral part of the fellowship meal traditions and it made such meal practices all the more significant in ancient cultures. Based on the fellowship meal practices, the study reveals that social-economic factors were only part of the problem in Corinth. Different ideologies and theologies were the underlying reason behind the divisions in the church. Paul's response to the problem reveals that he upheld the fellowship meal traditions. The link between sickness and death and the abuse of the Lord's Supper is a testament to that. The concept of judgment in the Lord's Supper, while based on the fellowship meal traditions, has been redefined in the light of the Gospel tradition.

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