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The enslaved Paul in an imperial context : 1 Corinthians 8:1-11:1
Thesis (MTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2017.
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/102773 The enslaved Paul in an imperial context : 1 Corinthians 8:1-11:1 Spies, Lynton Clifford Punt, Jeremy Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Theology. Dept. of Old and New Testament. Salvation Slavery Liberty Bible. Corinthians, 1st, VIII, 1-XI, 1 -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. Paul, the Apostle, Saint UCTD Thesis (MTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2017. ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In 1 Corinthians 8:1-11:1, I attempted to address Paul’s response to his Corinthian audience concerning their eating of meat sacrificed to idols in temples. The main concern Paul addresses is the strong Corinthian Jesus-followers’ misuse of their Christian freedom. As a response to their misuse of their Christian liberty, I argued that Paul presents himself as an example of the proper use of Christian freedom. In a strategic action of self-denial, I posited that Paul’s example is that of one who uses his Christian liberty to become a slave to others in order to save many. Various scholars consider Paul’s example as limited to attractive Christian ethical conduct, and not an example that functions as a strategy for evangelism. I attempted to solve this problem by showing that Paul exhorts his Corinthian audience to imitate his approach of slavery which includes an admonition to evangelism and mission, and not an approach limited to the responsibility of embodying attractive Christian ethical conduct. The method I used to address this research is that of rhetorical criticism. In particular, I investigated Paul’s use of deliberative rhetoric as he persuades the strong Corinthians Jesus-followers to follow a strategic action of evangelism and mission. I attempted to show that Paul’s example of Christian freedom is to be viewed in the context of evangelism and not limited to a lifestyle of attractive Christian behaviour. In conclusion, I challenged individual Jesus-followers and the Church to adopt Paul’s use of Christian freedom in 1 Corinthians 8:1-11:1 as a model for evangelism and mission in contemporary contexts to partake in the spreading of the Gospel. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Ek het, volgens 1 Korintiërs 8:1-11:1, probeer om Paulus se reaksie te ondersoek oor die Korintiërs se opvatting i.v.m die eet van vleis wat in tempels aan ’n afgod geoffer is. Die belangrikste kommer wat Paulus aanspreek, is Jesus se volgelinge in Korinte se misbruik van hul Christelike vryheid. In reaksie hierop, beskou ek Paulus as ʼn voorbeeld van wat ware Christelike vryheid werklik behoort te wees. Ek gaan ook van die veronderstelling uit dat Paulus juis sy Christelike vryheid gebruik om vir ander diensbaar te wees en om sodoende menige lewens te red. Vele geleerdes beskou die voorbeeld wat Paulus stel as beperk tot uitnemende Christelike etiese gedrag, en nie ʼn voorbeeld wat funksioneer as ʼn strategie vir evangelisasie nie. Ek het probeer bewys dat Paulus die Korintiërs aangemoedig het om sy benadering ten opsigte van slawerny te volg en dat hy hulle ook attent gemaak het op evangelisasie en sending én ook onder hul aandag gebring het dat sy benadering nie beperk is tot die verantwoordelikheid om uitnemende Christelike gedrag te beliggaam nie. Die metode van ondersoek wat ek gebruik het om hierdie probleem na te vors, is die retoriese kritiek-metode. Verder het ek ook in diepte Paulus se gebruik van beraadslagende kritiek ondersoek tydens sy poging om die groot aantal volgelinge van Jesus te oortuig om ʼn strategiese aksie van evangelisasie en sending na te volg. Voorts het ek ook gepoog om Paulus se voorbeeld van Christelike vryheid binne die evangeliese konteks te plaas en dit nie te beperk tot ʼn leefstyl van uitnemende Christelike gedrag nie. Ten slotte daag ek individuele volgelinge van Jesus en die Kerk uit om Paulus se gebruik van Christelike vryheid, soos in 1 Korintiërs 8:1-11:1 uiteengesit, te aanvaar as ‘n model vir evangeliese en sending in die hedendaagse konteks, ten tye van die verspreiding van die evangelie. 2017-11-21T10:27:53Z 2017-12-11T10:52:34Z 2017-11-21T10:27:53Z 2017-12-11T10:52:34Z 2017-12 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/102773 en_ZA Stellenbosch University vii, 117 leaves application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| spellingShingle | Salvation Slavery Liberty Bible. Corinthians, 1st, VIII, 1-XI, 1 -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. Paul, the Apostle, Saint UCTD Spies, Lynton Clifford The enslaved Paul in an imperial context : 1 Corinthians 8:1-11:1 |
| title | The enslaved Paul in an imperial context : 1 Corinthians 8:1-11:1 |
| title_full | The enslaved Paul in an imperial context : 1 Corinthians 8:1-11:1 |
| title_fullStr | The enslaved Paul in an imperial context : 1 Corinthians 8:1-11:1 |
| title_full_unstemmed | The enslaved Paul in an imperial context : 1 Corinthians 8:1-11:1 |
| title_short | The enslaved Paul in an imperial context : 1 Corinthians 8:1-11:1 |
| title_sort | enslaved paul in an imperial context 1 corinthians 8 1 11 1 |
| topic | Salvation Slavery Liberty Bible. Corinthians, 1st, VIII, 1-XI, 1 -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. Paul, the Apostle, Saint UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/102773 |
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