TY - BOOK AU - Grant,Robert M. TI - Paul in the Roman world: the conflict at Corinth SN - 0664224520 AV - BS2675.2 .G73 2001 U1 - 227/.2067 21 PY - 2001/// CY - Louisville PB - Westminster John Knox Press KW - Bible KW - Corinthians KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - Church history KW - Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 KW - Corinth (Greece) KW - Religious life and customs KW - Social life and customs KW - Social conditions KW - Korintherbrief (I.) N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-173) and indexes; Includes bibliographical references and index; Part I; Business and Politics --; 1; Journey to Corinth; 3 --; 2; Corinth: City and Church; 13 --; 3; Religion and Politics; 23 --; 4; Some Contemporaries; 45 --; Part II; Religion and Ritual --; 5; God and the Gods; 63 --; 6; Liturgy at Corinth; 73 --; 7; Rites in the Second Century N2 - "Though the apostle Paul wrote letters to many of the churches he founded, none of his extant letters reveal more about him, his missionary activity, and the community of faith he sought to pastor than 1 Corinthians. In 1 Corinthians, Paul tried to influence - even control - the church in the context of a city that had lasting memories of Greek democracy but the present realities of a Roman proconsul. This volume highlights Paul as apostle, missionary, and pastor against the backdrop of the Greco-Roman culture, economics, and politics."--Jacket ER -