Eoghan
Puritan Board Senior
One of my commentaries ( 1 Corinthians: A Shorter Exegetical and Pastoral Commentary, Thiselton, Anthony C.) seems to be very up to date with the archaeology of Corinth and the Roman context. I was particularly interested in the Roman concept of "patronage". As a Roman colony Corinth was Roman at it's core, something which the archaeology emphasizes.
Thiselton makes the connection between Paul's insistence on working to support himself and avoiding Corinthian patronage, at the same time as accepting gifts from Philippi. He suggests that this was to avoid anyone claiming him as being "theirs".
My question is really about the role of patronage in advancement and how it operated in the first century. Anyone...
Thiselton makes the connection between Paul's insistence on working to support himself and avoiding Corinthian patronage, at the same time as accepting gifts from Philippi. He suggests that this was to avoid anyone claiming him as being "theirs".
My question is really about the role of patronage in advancement and how it operated in the first century. Anyone...
