Crocker raises some valuable questions...[and contains] some noteworthy insights as well as a valuable summary of the historical-critical methods used for interpreting 1 Corinthians.
—Themelios
Since much of Paul's letter discusses decisions that have been made or ought to be made by the Corinthians about people, beliefs, behaviors, and situations, Cyss reads 1 Corinthians in terms of discernment and judgment. Reading 1 Corinthians in the Twenty-First Century is an insightful companion for anyone wishing to study this important epistle with modern critical tools and methods.
Praise for the Print Edition
Crocker's study is congruent with current… attempts to move beyond reductionist approaches to Paul... should serve to change how Paul is viewed, to open up new possibilities for appropriating his message, and to stir debate about its implications for praxis.
—Maria Pascuzzi
Here is a critical, but not a final, reading, taking three exploratory trenches through the 'tell' that is this text. Would Paul recognize himself in this appeal for ecclesiastical transformation and equal opportunities? But he would welcome the opening up of his words of power to twenty-first-century readers.
— John M Court, Theology
Dr. Crocker’s book is a mature and synthetically creative academic work that offers an analysis of the aporetic tensions that determine the Apostle Paul’s eschatology, ecclesiology, and ethics, particularly the seemingly contradictory pronouncements on judging and discerning. Especially original is her utilization of Mikhail Bakhtin’s ‘dialogism’ to move beyond the limitations of rhetorical criticism in order to perceive the many voices that are discernable throughout the letter.
—Herman C. Waetjen, The Robert S. Dollar Emeritus Professor of New Testament of San Francisco Theological Seminary and Graduate Theological Union
Cornelia Cyss Crocker draws together recent scholarship on aporia, Mikhail Bakhtin’s literary theory, as well as in-depth study of Pauline literature and scholarship to produce a truly profound thesis that can and will change how Paul is viewed.
—Douglas R. McGaughey, Chair, Department of Religious Studies and Department of Classical Studies, Willamette University, Salem, OR
Additional Information
- Title: Reading 1 Corinthians in the Twenty-First Century
- Author: Cornelia Cyss Crocker
- 264 pages
- T & T Clark, 2004
About the Author
Cornelia Cyss Crocker is an instructor at San Francisco Theological Seminary and is the author of several articles on 1 Corinthians, Mikhail Bakhtin, and biblical interpretation.
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