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THE CONVERSION OF THE IMAGINATION: SCRIPTURE AND ESCHATOLOGY IN 1 CORINTHIANS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 April 2001

RICHARD B. HAYS
RICHARD B. HAYS
Affiliation:
The Divinity School, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA
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Abstract

This article argues two major theses: (1) Paul was trying to teach the Corinthian church to think eschatologically; (2) Paul was trying to teach the Corinthian church to reshape its identity in light of Israel's Scripture. These theses entail two important corollaries: (1) the Corinthians did not have an ‘overrealized eschatology’; (2) scholars who contend that Paul engaged in OT interpretation only when his hand was forced by Judaizing opponents cannot explain Paul's rich and varied use of Scripture in 1 Cor. These theses are explained and defended with reference to 1 Cor 10.1–22; 1.18–31 and 5.1–13.

Type
Research Article
Information
New Testament Studies , Volume 45 , Issue 3 , July 1999 , pp. 391 - 412
Copyright
© 1999 Cambridge University Press

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