Where Is the Wise Man?: Graeco-Roman Education as a Background to the Divisions in 1 Corinthians 1-4

by Adam White

The divisions in the Corinthian church are catalogued by Paul in 1 Corinthians 1:12: "Each of you says, 'I follow Paul, ' or 'I follow Apollos, ' or 'I follow Cephas, ' or 'I follow Christ.'" White shows how these splits are found in the milieu of 1st-century Graeco-Roman education. By consulting relevant literary and epigraphic evidence, White develops a picture of ancient education throughout the Empire generally, and in Roman Corinth specifically...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0567662675
• ISBN13: 9780567662675
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.2"