The Community, the Individual and the Common Good: 'To Idion' and 'to Sympheron' in the Greco-Roman World and Paul

by Kei Eun Chang

This book investigates Paul's effort to combat factionalism by his use of the Greco-Roman rhetoric of 'the common advantage' to overcome socio-ethical problems caused by the improper exercise of 'private advantage' in Corinth. Chang examines 'the common advantage', first, as a fundamental principle that defined human and societal relationships in the Greco-Roman world. He explores how the neglect and misunderstanding of this principle lay at the root...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0567362248
• ISBN13: 9780567362247
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.3"