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Yulin Liu

Temple Purity in 1-2 Corinthians


2013. XV, 281 S. 231 mm
Verlag/Jahr: MOHR SIEBECK 2013
ISBN: 3-16-152380-6 (3161523806)
Neue ISBN: 978-3-16-152380-9 (9783161523809)

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Paulīs view of the church as the temple and his concern about its purity in 1-2 Corinthians has traditionally been interpreted from the perspective of a Jewish background. However, Yulin Liu reveals that the pagans were very aware of temple purity when visiting some temples in the Greco-Roman world, and the purification concerns of three pagan temples in Corinth are documented in his work. The author affirms that the Gentile believers among the Corinthian community were able to grasp Paulīs message because of it. Also, Liu investigates Paulīs use of temple purity to address the necessity of unity, holiness and faithfulness of the Corinthian Christians in an eschatological sense. The separation of Godīs people from profane matters actually points to a new exodus and a progressive consummation of the construction of the eschatological temple-community.