Paul’s Divergence from Jesus’ Prohibition of Divorce in 1 Corinthians 7:10–16

In Paul’s communication to the Corinthian community, we find his reference to Jesus’ absolute prohibition of divorce as he seeks to rebuke some Corinthians’ desire to divorce for the sake of their ascetic pursuit. Following this enlistment of the authority of “the Lord” (1 Cor 7:10), Paul curiously...

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Autor principal:	Chow Chak Him
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Publicado:	De Gruyter 2021
Materias:	pauline epistles jesus tradition power roman context jewish context foucault Religion (General) BL1-50
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:aed47306bac34cf0819e9985c0e368502021-12-05T14:11:01ZPaul’s Divergence from Jesus’ Prohibition of Divorce in 1 Corinthians 7:10–162300-657910.1515/opth-2020-0157https://doaj.org/article/aed47306bac34cf0819e9985c0e368502021-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1515/opth-2020-0157https://doaj.org/toc/2300-6579In Paul’s communication to the Corinthian community, we find his reference to Jesus’ absolute prohibition of divorce as he seeks to rebuke some Corinthians’ desire to divorce for the sake of their ascetic pursuit. Following this enlistment of the authority of “the Lord” (1 Cor 7:10), Paul curiously offers his own instruction which contradicts Jesus’. Drawing on insights from the Roman and the Jewish contexts as well as the Foucauldian notion of power, this article argues that Paul is claiming to himself the power and the status of a paterfamilias. His divergence from Jesus’ prohibition of divorce stems from his possible concerns as the paterfamilias of the Corinthian community.Chow Chak HimDe Gruyterarticlepauline epistlesjesus traditionpowerroman contextjewish contextfoucaultReligion (General)BL1-50ENOpen Theology, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 169-179 (2021)
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description	In Paul’s communication to the Corinthian community, we find his reference to Jesus’ absolute prohibition of divorce as he seeks to rebuke some Corinthians’ desire to divorce for the sake of their ascetic pursuit. Following this enlistment of the authority of “the Lord” (1 Cor 7:10), Paul curiously offers his own instruction which contradicts Jesus’. Drawing on insights from the Roman and the Jewish contexts as well as the Foucauldian notion of power, this article argues that Paul is claiming to himself the power and the status of a paterfamilias. His divergence from Jesus’ prohibition of divorce stems from his possible concerns as the paterfamilias of the Corinthian community.
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Paul’s Divergence from Jesus’ Prohibition of Divorce in 1 Corinthians 7:10–16

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