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The methods of historical reconstruction in the scholarly "recovery" of Corinthian Christianity

Author

Editor

  • Edward Adams
  • David G. Horrell

Summary, in English

A somewhat self-critical discussion of the role played by socio-historical information (e.g. about money in social relations) in historical interpretation of ancient and early Christian history, and of the standpoints of Gerd Theissen, Justin Meggitt and Eckehard and Wolfgang Stegemann in this area. The article also explores the role of sociological or social-scientific models in historical reconstruction, connecting to the methodological dispute between David Horrell and Philip Esler (in JSNT 2001) concerning how every model and every use of it presupposes a certain understanding of reality and ideas concerning the character of human action.

Department/s

Publishing year

2004

Language

English

Publication/Series

Christianity at Corinth: The Quest for the Pauline Church

Document type

Book chapter

Publisher

Westminster John Knox Press: Louisville - London

Topic

  • Religious Studies

Keywords

  • ontology of social theories
  • human action - theories of
  • Esler
  • Horrell
  • Stegemann
  • Meggitt
  • Theissen
  • Social history
  • social-scientific model

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISBN: 0-664-22478-4