Paul through Mediterranean Eyes: Cultural Studies on 1 Corinthians by Kenneth Bailey

Abstract

KenneTh bailey is a research scholar and lecturer in Middle Eastern New Testament studies who spent 40 years living and teaching in seminaries and institutes in Egypt, Lebanon, Israel, and Cyprus. In 1990, he was named Canon Theologian for the Episcopal Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf. His study of oral tradition in modern Middle Eastern cultures has become particularly influential in NT studies and, more specifically, Jesus studies. In this volume, Bailey sets his sights on the apostle Paul with a view towards insights from Mediterranean culture.

The Structure and Theme of First Corinthians in Recent Scholarship

“…These contributions are fairly recent, so will require further time for critical reflection. So far, the methodologies employed here have received a mixed response in reviews, with questions raised concerning the claimed prevalence of ring composition in ancient writings and the persuasiveness of the posited concentric connections (see Gupta 2013; Malcolm 2014).…”