Honour and Conflict in the Ancient World

In this volume, Finney argues that the conflict in 1 Corinthians is driven by lust for honour and Paul''s use of the paradigm of the cross. Studies in contemporary social anthropology have noted the importance of male honour and how this is able to generate ideas of social identity within a community and to elucidate patterns of social behaviour. Finney examines the letter of 1 Corinthians , wh...