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Τὸ πνεῦµα in 1 Corinthians 5:5: A Reconsideration of Patristic Exegesis

In: Vigiliae Christianae
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Michael K. W. Suh Emory University USA

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12 Mar 2018
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Abstract

This article questions the assumption that there was a standard patristic interpretation regarding the identity of “spirit” in 1 Corinthians 5:5 (ἵνα τὸ πνεῦµα σωθῇ ἐν τῇ ἡµέρᾳ τοῦ κυρίου). Recent scholarship on 1 Corinthians 5 either fails to provide a fair representation of the available data or ignores the patristic exegesis altogether. The present essay addresses this deficiency in current scholarship by presenting the varieties of ways that early Christians read and interpreted “spirit” in 1 Cor 5:5.

Title:
Τὸ πνεῦµα in 1 Corinthians 5:5: A Reconsideration of Patristic Exegesis
Article Type:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1163/15700720-12341332
Language:
English
Pages:
121–141
Keywords:
Paul; 1 Corinthians; patristic exegesis; biblical interpretation; early Christianity; Holy Spirit; Pauline ecclesiology
In:
Vigiliae Christianae
In:
Volume 72: Issue 2
Publisher:
Brill
E-ISSN:
1570-0720
Print ISSN:
0042-6032
Subjects:
Early Church & Patristics, Biblical Studies, Church History, History, Ancient History, Classical Studies, Religion in Antiquity, Religious Studies, Biblical Theology, Theology and World Christianity

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