Worship That Makes Sense to Paul: A New Approach to the Theology and Ethics of Paul's Cultic Metaphors

by Nijay K. Gupta

This book examines Paul's use of temple, priesthood, and sacrificial metaphors from a cognitive and socio-literary perspective. The final conclusion of a number of scholars in this area of research is that Paul's cultic metaphors have the theological and rhetorical purpose of encouraging community formation and moral living. Such evaluations, however, often take place without paying sufficient attention to the complexity of Paul's cultic imagery...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110228890
• ISBN13: 9783110228892
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 273 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary