Document Type
Conference Presentation
Publication Date
3-27-2015
Department
Theology
Keywords
Paul the Apostle, community building, human origins, Romans 5, 1 Corinthians 15, 1 Clement
Abstract
Recognizing that the rhetorical context for the cosmological reflections of both Paul and one of his earliest interpreters is the promotion of community-building, this paper proposes that the “world-construction” of these early believers offers a model for the contemporary church’s discourse concerning human origins. The paper, then, is an exercise in theological interpretation of Romans 5 and 1 Corinthians 15, read alongside one of the earliest interactions with these texts in the letter known as 1 Clement.
Recommended Citation
Lappenga, B. J. (2015). Community-Edifying 'World-Construction' in Paul and 1 Clement as a Resource for Theological Deliberations about Human Origins. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.dordt.edu/faculty_work/188
Included in
Biblical Studies Commons, Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion Commons
Comments
Paper presented at The Colossian Forum on Faith, Science and Culture's Evolution & Christian Faith Conference held on the campus of Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois, March 26-28, 2015.