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Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes

Cultural Studies in 1 Corinthians

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Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes

By: Kenneth E. Bailey
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Paul was a Hebrew of the Hebrews, steeped in the learning of his people.

But he was also a Roman citizen who widely traveled the Mediterranean basin, and was very knowledgeable of the dominant Greek and Roman culture of his day. These two mighty rivers of influence converge in Paul's first letter to the Corinthians.

With razor-sharp attention to the text, Kenneth Bailey examines the cultural milieu and rhetorical strategies that shaped this pivotal epistle. He discovers the deep layers of the Hebraic prophetic tradition informing Paul's writing, linking the Apostle with the great prophets of the Old Testament.

Throughout, Bailey employs his expert knowledge of Near Eastern and Mediterranean culture to deliver to listeners a new understanding of Paul and his world. Familiar passages take on a new hue as they are stripped of standard Western interpretations and rendered back into their ancient setting.

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This is probably the most in-depth commentary I've ever read of 1st Corinthians. The amount of references that attached really help bring home the meaning that Paul encoding in this letter. It has given me more breath and fundamentally strong understanding of the context that the Corinthians lived in. I also enjoy personal connections that Dr. Bailey shares from his decades of experience in the middle east. I will say it does have a bit of a mono-tone

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