Idol Food in Corinth

by Alex T. Cheung and Brian Dodd

This historical and exegetical investigation strongly challenges the widely held view that Paul regarded idol food as a matter of indifference, to be avoided only for the sake of the spiritual health of the weak. An exhaustive treatment of early Christian material shows that early authors were deeply influenced by Paul's discussion in 1 Corinthians 8-10, and yet they were totally unaware of the subsequent traditional understanding that Paul regarded...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1850759049
• ISBN13: 9781850759041
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press
• Length: 372 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.5"