Papers by Charles Yorkston
The object of study is the power and authority used by the apostle Paul in his interaction with t... more The object of study is the power and authority used by the apostle Paul in his interaction with the Corinthians as reflected in 1 Corinthians. Working definitions of the two key terms are offered. In Part One, a review was undertaken of the secondary literature related to issues of power and authority. This review was divided into three sections devoted to traditional historical-critical analyses reflecting the period from 1900 to the 1970s, social-scientific approaches and rhetorical-critical approaches, respectively. Historical-critical analyses include the works of Sohm, Harnack, Schweizer, Kasemann, Campenhausen, Dunn and Turner. The Social- scientific survey includes the works of Weber, Berger & Luckmann, Theissen, Schutz, Holmberg, Meeks and Chow. Rhetorical-critical analysis centres on Shaw, Welborn and Mitchell. Part Two comprised an exegesis of 1 Corinthians 12-14, a large, representative text from the letter, to examine how Paul exerted power and authority on the Corinthia...
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Papers by Charles Yorkston