Young Against the Old

Generational Conflict in First Clement

Inbunden, Engelska, 2018

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The so-called First Epistle of Clement has long intrigued historians of early Christianity. It responds to a crisis in the Corinthian church by enjoining an ethic of subordination especially to the presbyteroi and episkopoi, but the exact nature of that conflict has eluded scholars. L. L. Welborn sets out a clear methodology for reconstructing the historical situation behind the letter, then examines the conventions of its deliberative rhetoric, its blending of citations from the Old Testament and Paul’s letters, and its reliance on topoi from Greco-Roman civic discourse. He then presents a compelling argument for the letter’s occasion. First Clement assails a “revolt” among the youth against their elders, invoking epithets and characterizations that were, as Welborn demonstrates at length, common in political discourse supporting the status quo. At length, Welborn proposes two possible scenarios for the precise nature of the “revolt” in Corinth— a revolt possibly inspired by memories of the apostle Paul— and details the replacement of a Pauline ethic with a strict code of subordination.

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Utgivningsdatum:2018-03-07
Mått:158 x 240 x 26 mm
Vikt:590 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:292
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781978700154

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L.L. Welborn is professor of New Testament and early Christian literature at Fordham University.

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This is a stunning piece of scholarship examining the intergenerational conflict at the Church in Corinth as expressed through 1 Clement. Welborn offers an in-depth, close reading of the language of the text itself, at times nearly word-for-word philological exegesis, positioning the conflict described in 1 Clement as a watershed moment in the history of the development of the church itself. Through this meticulous analysis of the source material, language, and demographic patterns, he provides a glimpse into Christian life in the ancient world awash in congregational discord and discourse that eventually contributed to the development of Church hierarchy. . . . Overall this is a book of tremendous insight not only into 1 Clement, but into the world of classical literature and the extant scholarship on this particular epistle. The notes at the end of each chapter are themselves things of beauty, providing a thorough grounding in that scholarship both on 1 Clement and early church history. It is an eminently readable and erudite addition to the same.