Paul and the Rhetoric of Reconciliation

This work casts new light on the genre, function, and composition of Paul's first letter to the Corinthians. Margaret Mitchell thoroughly documents her argument that First Corinthians was a single letter, not a combination of fragments, whose aim was to persuade the Corinthian Christian community to become unified.

Acknowledgements

vii

Note on Citations

xiii

Introduction to the Task and Methodology

1

(19)

Corinthians as Deliberative Rhetoric

20

(45)

Excursus: Ancient Deliberative Speeches and Letters

21

(3)

The Time Frame of Deliberative Rhetoric

24

(1)

The Appeal to Advantage in Deliberative Rhetoric

25

(14)

The Deliberative Appeal to Advantage in 1 Corinthians

33

(6)

The Use and Function of Examples in Deliberative Rhetoric

39

(21)

The Call to Imitation in the Deliberative Use of Example

42

(5)

Proof by Example in 1 Corinthians

47

(2)

Paul's Use of Himself as an Example for Imitation in 1 Corinthians

49

(1)

Exacursus: Paraenesis and Deliberative Rhetoric

50

(10)

Factionalism and Concord in Deliberative Rhetoric

60

(5)

Thematic and Rhetorical Unity in 1 Corinthians: The Language of Factionalism and Reconciliation

65

(119)

The Questions and the Argument

65

(3)

Political Terms in 1 Cor 1:10

68

(13)

Excursus: The Descriptive Significance of the Term

71

(10)

Political Terms and Topoi Introduced in 1 Cor 1:11-4:21

81

(30)

Excursus: The Form of the ``Slogans'' in 1:12

83

(16)

The Building Metaphor for Concord in 1 Corinthians

99

(12)

References to Corinthian Factionalism in 1 Cor 5-16

111

(69)

1 Corinthians 5. The Proper Mix for Unity

112

(4)

1 Corinthians 6

116

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Legal Disputes at Corinth

116

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Freedom, Individuality and Division

118

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1 Corinthians 7. Domestic Discord

121

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1 Cor 8-10. Factionalism, Freedom and Compromise

126

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1 Corinthians 8

126

(2)

Offense and Factionalism

128

(2)

1 Corinthians 9. Freedom and Accommodation

130

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1 Corinthians 10

138

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The Negative Example of the Wilderness Generation

138

(3)

Unity in Sharing the Same Rituals

141

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Factionalism and the Common Advantage

142

(5)

``Pleasing Everyone''-the Description of the Non-Factionalist

147

(2)

1 Corinthians 11

149

(1)

Divisive Customs at Corinth

149

(2)

Divisions and ``Coming Together''

151

(6)

1 Corinthians 12. The Body Metaphor for Unity

157

(8)

1 Corinthians 13. Love as the Antidote to Factionalism

165

(6)

1 Corinthians 14. Disunity at Worship

171

(4)

1 Corinthians 15. Controversy over the Resurrection

175

(2)

1 Corinthians 16. Final Matters of Concern

177

(3)

Summation of Terms and Topoi Related to Factionalism in 1 Corinthians

180

(2)

Conclusions

182

(2)

Compositional Analysis: 1 Corinthians as a Unified Deliberative Letter Urging Concord

184

(112)

Outline of Epistolary and Rhetorical Structure of 1 Corinthians

184

(2)

Preliminary Remarks on the Composition of 1 Corinthians

186

(6)

Compositional Analysis

192

(104)

1:1-3 Epistolary Prescript

192

(2)

1:4-9 Epistolary Thanksgiving/Rhetorical

194

(3)

1:10-15:58 Epistolary Body

197

(1)

1:10 Thesis Statement to the Deliberative Argument

198

(2)

1:11-17 Statement of Facts

200

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1:18-15:57 Proofs

202

(5)

1:18-4:21 First Section of Proof: Censure of Corinthian Factionalism and the Need for Paul's Advice

207

(6)

Epideictic Elements in 1:18-4:21

213

(12)

5:1-11:1 Second Section of Proof: The Integrity of the Corinthian Community Agaist Outside Defilement

225

(3)

5:1-7:40 and Group Solidarity

228

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5:1-13 A Case of

228

(2)

6:1-11 Court Battles

230

(2)

6:12-20 A Second Case of, with Treatment By General Principles

232

(3)

7:1-40 Marriage and Status

235

(2)

8:1-11:1 Idol Meats, Freedom and Group Unity

237

(4)

8:1-13 Idol Meats and Division. First Treatment

241

(2)

9:1-27 Exemplary Argument: The Proper Use of Freedom for the Common Good

243

(7)

10:1-13 The Negative Example of the Wilderness Generation

250

(4)

10:14-22 Idolatry, Second Treatment: Cultic Unity as Norm and Standard

254

(2)

10:23-11:1 Final Appeal to the Common Advantage as Opposed to Factionalism. Conclusion to the Second Section of Proof

256

(2)

11:2-14:40 Third Section of Proof: Manifestations of Corinthian Factionalism When ``Coming Together''

258

(2)

11:2-16 Divisive Customs in Worship

260

(3)

11:17-34 Divisions in the Lord's Supper

263

(3)

12:1-14:40 Spiritual Gifts and Unity

266

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12:1-31a Spiritual Gifts, First Treatment. The Body of Christ: Corinthian Unity in Diversity

267

(3)

12:31b-14:1a Exemplary Argument: The Gift of Love as the Antidote to Factionalism

270

(9)

14:1b-40 Spiritual Gifts, Second Treatment. Unity in Diversity of Language

279

(4)

15:1-57 Fourth Section of Proof: The Resurrection as the Final Goal. Unity in the

283

(7)

15:58 Conclusion/ Summation to the Argument in the Body of the Letter

290

(1)

16:1-24 Epistolary Closing

291

(2)

16:1-4 Instructions on the Collection

293

(1)

16:5-12 Visit plans (Paul, Apollos, Timothy)

293

(1)

16:13-18 Recapitulation of the Argument. Final Concrete Advice for Unity

294

(1)

16:19-21 Epistolary Greetings

294

(1)

16:22-24 Final Curse and Prayer Calling for Unity in Love and in Jesus Christ

294

(2)

Conclusion

296

(9)

Bibliography

305

(22)

Reference Works

305

(1)

Ancient Sources: Texts, Editions, Translations

306

(5)

Secondary Literature Consulted

311

(16)

Indices

327

(1)

Passages Cited

327

(1)

Old Testament and Apocrypha

327

(1)

Old Testament Pseudepigrapha and Other Jewish Writings

328

(3)

New Testament

331

(13)

Early Christian Literature and the Ancient Church

344

(4)

Greek and Latin Texts

348

(25)

Modern Authors

373

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