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Paul's suffering and weakness in 2 Corinthians : reading from a disability perspective / Royal L Pakhuongte

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Carlisle : LANGHAM MONOGRAPHS, 2022.Description: 311p ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 1839735910
  • 9781839735912
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 227.306 PAK
Contents:
Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- CHAPTER 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Statement of the Problem -- 1.2 Elaboration of the Problem -- 1.3 Rationale -- 1.4 Literature Survey -- 1.4.1 Weakness and Suffering of Paul in 2 Corinthians from Different Perspectives -- 1.4.2 Important Literature Applying Disability Perspectives to Pauline Texts -- 1.5 Research Questions -- 1.5.1 The Primary Question -- 1.5.2 Secondary Questions -- 1.6 Scope and Limitations -- 1.7 Structure of the Thesis -- CHAPTER 2 Disability Hermeneutic -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The Term "Disability" 2.2.1 The Ambiguity of the Term "Disability" -- 2.2.2 Justification for the Use of the Term "Disability" -- 2.2.3 Multiple Approaches of Defining the Term "Disability" -- 2.2.4 The Definition of the Term "Disability" for this Study -- 2.3 Trends of Disability Hermeneutics (DHs) in Current Biblical Studies -- 2.3.1 DH Focusing on a Medical Diagnostic Perspective -- 2.3.2 DH Focusing on a Theological Perspective -- 2.3.3 DH Focusing on a Socio-Cultural Perspective -- 2.4 Developing a Viable Method of DHs -- 2.4.1 Disability Hermeneutics: Rhetorical Criticism Explained 2.4.2 The Sociological Approach of DHs Explained -- 2.5 A DH Pressed into the Reading of 2 Corinthians -- 2.6 Summarization -- CHAPTER 3 Disability in the Greco-Roman, Jewish World -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 General Attitudes towards Disability among Greeks, Romans, and Jews -- 3.2.1 Disability and Ancient Greek Society and Culture -- 3.2.2 Disability and Ancient Roman Society and Culture -- 3.2.3 Disability and Ancient Jewish Society and Culture -- 3.3 Disability in Corinthian Society -- 3.3.1 A Brief History of the City of Corinth -- 3.3.2 Evidence of Disability in Corinth 3.3.3 The Attitude of Corinthian Society towards the PwD -- 3.4 Paul and Disability -- 3.4.1 Paul's Own Testimony -- 3.4.2 Evidence from the Acts of Paul and Thecla (APT) -- 3.4.3 Establishing Paul as a PwD -- 3.5 Summarization -- CHAPTER 4 The Socio-Rhetorical Context of Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Authorship and Date -- 4.3 Occasion and Purpose of Paul -- 4.4 The Social Matrix of the Corinthian Congregation -- 4.5 The Corinthians' Attitude towards Rhetoricians and Disability -- 4.6 Literary Unity of 2 Corinthians Correspondence
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Intro --
Acknowledgements --
Abbreviations --
CHAPTER 1 Introduction --
1.1 Statement of the Problem --
1.2 Elaboration of the Problem --
1.3 Rationale --
1.4 Literature Survey --
1.4.1 Weakness and Suffering of Paul in 2 Corinthians from Different Perspectives --
1.4.2 Important Literature Applying Disability Perspectives to Pauline Texts --
1.5 Research Questions --
1.5.1 The Primary Question --
1.5.2 Secondary Questions --
1.6 Scope and Limitations --
1.7 Structure of the Thesis --
CHAPTER 2 Disability Hermeneutic --
2.1 Introduction --
2.2 The Term "Disability" 2.2.1 The Ambiguity of the Term "Disability" --
2.2.2 Justification for the Use of the Term "Disability" --
2.2.3 Multiple Approaches of Defining the Term "Disability" --
2.2.4 The Definition of the Term "Disability" for this Study --
2.3 Trends of Disability Hermeneutics (DHs) in Current Biblical Studies --
2.3.1 DH Focusing on a Medical Diagnostic Perspective --
2.3.2 DH Focusing on a Theological Perspective --
2.3.3 DH Focusing on a Socio-Cultural Perspective --
2.4 Developing a Viable Method of DHs --
2.4.1 Disability Hermeneutics: Rhetorical Criticism Explained 2.4.2 The Sociological Approach of DHs Explained --
2.5 A DH Pressed into the Reading of 2 Corinthians --
2.6 Summarization --
CHAPTER 3 Disability in the Greco-Roman, Jewish World --
3.1 Introduction --
3.2 General Attitudes towards Disability among Greeks, Romans, and Jews --
3.2.1 Disability and Ancient Greek Society and Culture --
3.2.2 Disability and Ancient Roman Society and Culture --
3.2.3 Disability and Ancient Jewish Society and Culture --
3.3 Disability in Corinthian Society --
3.3.1 A Brief History of the City of Corinth --
3.3.2 Evidence of Disability in Corinth 3.3.3 The Attitude of Corinthian Society towards the PwD --
3.4 Paul and Disability --
3.4.1 Paul's Own Testimony --
3.4.2 Evidence from the Acts of Paul and Thecla (APT) --
3.4.3 Establishing Paul as a PwD --
3.5 Summarization --
CHAPTER 4 The Socio-Rhetorical Context of Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians --
4.1 Introduction --
4.2 Authorship and Date --
4.3 Occasion and Purpose of Paul --
4.4 The Social Matrix of the Corinthian Congregation --
4.5 The Corinthians' Attitude towards Rhetoricians and Disability --
4.6 Literary Unity of 2 Corinthians Correspondence

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