TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mitchell,Matthew W.
TI  - Abortion and the Apostolate: A Study in Pauline Conversion, Rhetoric, and Scholarship 
T2  - Gorgias Biblical Studies
SN  - 9781463203771
AV  - BS2506 .M583 2014
U1  - 225.92 23
PY  - 2014///]
CY  - Piscataway, NJ : 
PB  - Gorgias Press, 
KW  - RELIGION / Biblical Studies / New Testament
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - Frontmatter --; TABLE OF CONTENTS --; PREFACE --; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --; ABBREVIATIONS --; INTRODUCTION --; 1. RHETORICAL CRITICISM AND PAUL --; 2. GALATIANS 1:15-17, CONVERSION, AND THE GENTILES --; 3. GALATIANS 1-2: APOSTLESHIP & AUTHORITY IN CONFLICT --; 4. CONTEXTUALIZING 1 CORINTHIANS 15:8 --; 5. PAUL THE ABORTION --; 6. F. C. BAUR, CONFLICT, AND THE RHETORIC OF REPUTATION --; 7. CONCLUSION: SCHOLARLY RHETORIC --; BIBLIOGRAPHY --; INDEX; restricted access
N2  - This book argues that it is the rejection of Paul’s claims to be an apostle in the same sense as the other apostles that ultimately underlies his “mission to the Gentiles.” This argument is advanced through a careful analysis of Paul’s references to his “conversion” in Galatians 1:15-17 and 1 Corinthians 15:8, paying particular attention to Paul’s evocative use of the language of abortion. The contextualization of this curious self-description in 1 Corinthians 15:8 draws upon a growing body of work concerning an area of ancient life that continues to fascinate and perplex moderns; the exposure of unwanted infants
UR  - https://doi.org/10.31826/9781463236229
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781463236229
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ER  -