1 Corinthians & Celebrity-ism
This semester I’m teaching 1 Corinthians and using Anthony Thiselton’s shorter commentary as one of the course texts. In his introduction he describes the culture of Corinth as consumer-oriented and self-promoting—shaped by celebrity-ism. His comments about the ethos of Corinth brought to mind Daniel Boorstin’s brilliant book, The Image: A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America. […]
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