St. Paul's Corinth: Texts and Archaeology (Third Edition, Revised)

by Jerome Murphy-O'Connor

Overview

Corinth, one of the most fascinating centers of the early Christian movement, is explored through both literary and archaeological means. In St. Paul's Corinth the evidence of thirty-three Greek and Latin authors is arranged and presented chronologically from the first century B.C.E. to the second century C.E.

This third revised and expanded edition includes new textual and archaeological material based on continuing research on Corinth. The text of previous editions has been thoroughly revised in the interest of greater clarity and accuracy. The edition also includes updated maps and plans of the region.

St. Paul's Corinth is divided into four parts. Part 1: The Ancient Texts includes "Pausanias," "Antipater of Sidon," "Polystratus," Cicero," "Crinagoras," "Diodorus Siculus," "Strabo," "Livy," "Propertius," "Vitruvius," "Philo," "Inscription Honouring Iunia Theodora," "Petronius Arbiter," "Pliny the Elder," "Epictetus," "Flavius Josephus," "Martial," "Pseudo-Julian," "Dio Chrysostom," "Plutarch," "Juvenal," "Pliny the Younger," "Suetonius," Appian," "Florus," "Aelius Aristides," "Lucian," "Apuleius," Gellius," "Alciphron," "Dio Cassius," "Philostratus," and "Athenaeus."

Part 2: Paul in Corinth includes "The Edict of Claudius," "The Proconsul Gallio," and "After the Founding Visit."

Part 3: Archaeology includes "House Churches and the Eucharist," "Temple Banquets and the Body," and "The Workplace and the Apostolate."

Part 4: Corinthian Bronze includes "The Passion for Possession," "The Value of Corinthian Bronze," "The Origins of Interest in Corinthian Bronze," "Corinthian Bronze in Rome," "How Was Corinthian Bronze Made?" "Recognizing an Authentic Corinthian Bronze," "Corinthian Bronze Statues and Figurines," "Utilitarian but Beautiful," "Bronze Production in Roman Corinth."

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780814653036
Publisher:	Liturgical Press
Publication date:	08/01/2002
Series:	Good News Studies
Edition description:	3rd Third Edition, Revised ed.
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Jerome Murphy-O'Connor (1935-2013), was one of the world's foremost authorities on the writings of Saint Paul of Tarsus. He had been a professor of New Testament at the École Biblique of Jerusalem since 1967. He was the author of numerous works, including St. Paul's Ephesus, St. Paul's Corinth, and Paul the Letter-Writer, all published by Liturgical Press.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS
Foreword   xiii
PART 1: THE ANCIENT TEXTS
Introduction   3
Pausanias   5
     Description of Greece 2.1.1–5.5   6
     Description of Greece 5.1.2   37
     Description of Greece 5.25.1   38
     Description of Greece 7.16.7-10   38
Antipater of Sidon   40
     Greek Anthology 7.493   40
     Greek Anthology 9.151   40
Polystratus   41
     Greek Anthology 7.297   41
Cicero   42
     Tusculan Disputations 3.53   42
     On the Agrarian Law 1.5; 2.51, 87   43
     On the Republic 2.7-9   44
     Against Verres 2.2.46, 83, 176   45
     Against Verres 2.4.1, 50-51, 97-98, 131   45
     Paradoxes of the Stoics 36   47
     On Duties 2.76   47
     To Herennium 4.37, 66   48
Crinagoras   49
     Greek Anthology 9.284   49
Diodorus Siculus   50
     Library of History 32.27.1   50
Strabo   52
     Geography 1.3.11   52
     Geography 8.6.20-23   53
     Geography 10.5.4   66
     Geography 17.3.25   67
Livy   70
     History of Rome 45.28   70
     History of Rome 52 and 53   71
Propertius   72
     Elegies 3.5.3-6   72
     Elegies 3.21.1-24   72
Vitruvius   74
     On Architecture 4.1.1, 8-10   74
     On Architecture 5.5.1, 7-8   75
     On Architecture 8.4.1   76
Philo   78
     Embassy to Gaius 281–282   78
     Flaccus 151–156   80
Inscription Honoring Junia Theodora    82
     A Letter of Myra in Lycia to Corinth (Lines 15–21)   82
     A Decree of Patara in Lycia (Lines 22–31, 37–41)   83
     A Decree of Telmessos in Lycia (Lines 72–77)   83
Petronius Arbiter   85
     Satiricon 31   85
     Satiricon 50   85
Pliny the Elder   87
     Natural History 4.9-11   87
     Natural History 34.1, 6-8   89
     Natural History 34.48, 82   90
Epictetus   91
     On Personal Adornment 3.1.1-34   91
Flavius Josephus   93
     Jewish War 5.201-205   93
     Life 68   94
Martial   95
     Epigrams 5.35   95
Pseudo-Julian   96
     On Behalf of the Argives 408a–409d   96
Dio Chrysostom   99
     Discourses 6.1-6   99
     Discourses 8.5-10   100
     Discourses 31.103, 121   101
     Discourses 37.8, 36   102
     Discourses 79.2   103
Plutarch   104
     Quaestiones Conviviales 5.3.1-3 (675d–677b)   104
     Quaestiones Conviviales 8.4.1 (723a)   105
     Quaestiones Conviviales 6.10.1 (696e)   106
     Septem Sapientium Convivium 2–3 (146de, 148b)   106
     Apothegmata Laconica (215d)   107
     Apothegmata Laconica (221f)   108
     De Pythiae Oraculis 2 (395b–d)   108
     De Pythiae Oraculis 12 (399f)   109
     De Vitando Aere Alieno 7 (831a)   109
     Amatorius 21 (767f)   110
     De Herodoti Malignitate 39 (871a–c)   110
     Vitae Decem Oratorum 1(833c)   111
     Vita Caesaris47.8   112
Juvenal   113
     Satires 8.112-131   113
Pliny the Younger   115
     Letters 3.1.9   115
     Letters 3.6   115
Suetonius   117
     Julius 44   117
     Gaius 21   117
     Nero 19   117
     Claudius 25   118
     Augustus 70   119
     Tiberius 34   119
Appian   120
     History: Punic Wars 8.136   120
Florus   122
     Epitome of Roman History 2.32   122
Aelius Aristides   124
     Orations 46.20-31   124
Lucian   128
     How to Write History 3   128
     How to Write History 29   128
     Nero   129
Apuleius   131
     Metamorphoses 2.12   131
     Metamorphoses 10.18   131
     Metamorphoses 10.35   132
Gellius   134
     Attic Nights 1.8.3-4   134
Alciphron   135
     Letters of Parasites n. 24 (3.60)   135
Dio Cassius   137
     Roman History 21 (= Zonaras 9.31)   137
     Roman History 43.50.3-5   138
Philostratus   139
     Life of Apollonius of Tyana 4.22   139
     Life of Apollonius of Tyana 4.24; 5.19   139
     Life of Apollonius of Tyana 7.10   140
Athenaeus   142
     Deipnosophistae 227d–228c    142
     Deipnosophistae 573c–574c   144
     Deipnosophistae 588c–589b   146
PART 2: PAUL IN CORINTH
Introduction   151
The Edict of Claudius   152
     The Elements of a Solution   152
     The Text of Orosius   152
     The Texts of Suetonius and Dio Cassius   155
     The Date of Paul’s Arrival in Corinth   158
The Proconsul Gallio   161
     The Text of the Gallio Inscription   161
     The Date of the Letter   162
     The Purpose and Recipients of the Letter   164
     The Date of Gallio’s Term of Office   164
     The Career of Gallio   168
After the Founding Visit   170
     The Choice of Ephesus   170
     The Intermediate Visit   171
     Paul’s Relations with Corinth a.d. 52–56   173
PART 3: ARCHAEOLOGY
Introduction   177
House Churches and the Eucharist    178
     A Typical House   178
     The Size of the Community at Corinth   182
     The Consequence of Shortage of Space   183
     Different Classes of Guests   184
Temple Banquets and the Body   186
     The Temple of Asclepius   186
     How the Weak Came under Pressure   189
     Gifts in Gratitude for Healing   190
The Workplace and the Apostolate   192
     The Trade of Tentmaker   193
     A City Workshop   194
     From Workshop to House Church   195
     A Worker’s Life   196
PART 4: CORINTHIAN BRONZE
Introduction   201
The Passion for Possession   202
The Value of Corinthian Bronze   203
The Origins of Interest in Corinthian Bronze   204
Corinthian Bronze in Rome   206
How Was Corinthian Bronze Made?   208
Recognizing an Authentic Corinthian Bronze   211
Corinthian Bronze Statues and Figurines   213
Utilitarian but Beautiful   216
Bronze Production in Roman Corinth   217
Appendix: The Greek Text of the Gallio Inscription   219
Bibliography   222
Abbreviations   230
Subject Index   231
Classical Author Index   236
New Testament Index   240
ILLUSTRATIONS
Figure 1    The Corinthia   7
Figure 2    The Harbor of Lechaeum   17
Figure 3    The Harbor of Cenchreae ca. a.d. 50   18
Figure 4    The Grid Plan of Roman Corinth 44 b.c.   21
Figure 5    The City of Corinth   23
Figure 6    Central Corinth ca. a.d. 50   26
Figure 7    The Roman Villa at Anaploga   179
Figure 8    The House of the Vettii at Pompeii    181
Figure 9    The Villa of Good Fortune at Olympia   181
Figure 10  The Asclepion at Corinth   187
Figure 11  The Dining Rooms of the Asclepion   188

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