Judgment, Justice, and Destruction: Defixiones and 1 Corinthians.
The defixiones (curse tablets) at the Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore in Roman Corinth are an underexplored source for ritual life in the city, including the practices of early Christ-followers. Against scholars who are uncomfortable with a Paul who curses, I argue that 1 Corinthians incontrovertibly...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Biblical Literature Vol. 140; no. 2; pp. 347 - 368 |
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2021
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