Urgency and Severity: Pauline Rationale for Expulsion in 1 Corinthians 5:1-13

David E. Bosworth, Ph.D. (2022), Evangelische Theologische Faculteit Leuven, is Professor of New Testament Studies and Mission at Colorado Christian University in Lakewood, Colorado and a Research Associate in the Department of New Testament and Related Literature at the University of Pretoria. He also serves as U.S. Director for the Zodhiates International New Testament Study Center in Athens, Greece.

• AcknowledgementsAbbreviations1 A Vexing Situation in Corinth1 An Imbroglio2 Social Scientific Criticism: Heuristic Tool3 Psychological Models: Social Identity4 Sociological Models: Ethics, Honor and Ritual5 Critical Suppositions6 Conclusion2 The Ecclesia as Bounded Entity1 Lexical Choices Indicating Group Boundedness2 Group Boundedness in Corinth3 Examples of Identity-Forming Constructs4 Conclusion3 Pauline Emphasis of Ethics and Ethos1 Liminality in Corinth2 Moral Ethos of Pagan Corinth3 Ethical Distinction and Sensitivity to Outsiders4 Conclusion4 Roman Perceptions of Incest1 Paul’s Reason for Referencing Gentiles2 Establishing a Roman View of Incest3 Extant Evidence for a Roman View of Incest4 Other Sources5 Conclusion5 Derogation as Means of Witness1 Mediterranean Values of Honor and Shame2 Honor, Shame and Derogation in 1 Corinthians 5:1–133 Conclusion6 Eucharist and the Immoral Man1 Commensality as a Social Phenomenon2 Commensal Ritual and Social Identity3 Sympotic Exclusion in 1 Corinthians 5:6–84 Conclusion7 Reputation as Criteria for Expulsion1 The Argument, in Short2 Benefits of This Study3 ConclusionBibliographyIndex