Sex and the Single Savior by Dale B. Martin

(2006) Paperback 39 ratings See all formats and editions Paperback from 69.35 1 Used from 69.35 Publisher Westminster/John Knox Press,U.S. published by Westminster/John Knox Press,U.S. Yes, there may be some correlation between being poor and uneducated and easily swayed by temptation, but one can infer from this that the rich Christians did not struggle with idolatry! I'm not a scholar so maybe I'm missing something, but it seems to me that in an attempt to make his point, the author is employing a bit of eisegesis in interpreting the text. Martin Sex and the Single Saviour: Gender and Sexuality in Biblical Interpretation annotated Edition by Martin, Dale B. I think it would take considerable hermeneutical gymnastics to interpret the weak as merely lower class when the context seems to clearly suggest that the weak are weak in conscience, not finances. I don't see how the weak-strong distinction that the author makes is consistent in the passages he uses in his analysis (1 Cor. His own leadership is an example of the self-lowering leader, the leader who leads from below' (p. Sex and the Single Savior: Gender and Sexuality in Biblical Interpretaton By Dale B. February, 2010 Paperback 38 ratings Paperback from 54.91 1 New from 54.

Paul's exhortation to the strong is for the wealthier, free, upper class to submit to the weak, lower class slaves: '.for Paul, the unity of the church demanded that those of high status be willing to place themselves below those of low status. Martin Sex and the Single Savior: Gender and Sexuality in Biblical Interpretation Author: Martin, Dale B. He interprets the tension in the church as being between these lower status Christians and the upper status ones, the 'strong.' The divisions in the church were primarily 'due to divisions within the church along lines of social status and economic status' (p. He basically frames 1 Corinthians as Paul advocating for the weak in the author's view, the 'weak' are those with low status in the Corinthian church - slaves and freedmen.

Martin 4. I found this book to be interesting and well-written, but I wasn't convinced by the author's argument. Sex and the Single Savior: Gender and Sexuality in Biblical Interpretation Dale B.

Sex and the Single Savior by Dale B. Martin