{"product_id":"hand-this-man-over-to-david-raymond-smith-9780567691958","title":"Hand this man over to Satan': Curse, Exclusion and Salvation in 1 Corinthians 5","description":"\u003cbr\u003e1 Corinthians 5:5 is a curious passage which has been variously interpreted by scholars.ﾂ For some, it denotes a magical curse which is designed to cause the physical death of the sinner.ﾂ Others have found such an interpretation unpersuasive.ﾂ Instead, they maintain that Paul's words at verse five are to be understood as a metaphor for exclusion from the Corinthian community.ﾂ So, the errant Corinthian is not to die by a curse, but is to be excluded. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis work argues for the former interpretation by marshalling a range of the most recent-specialised-magical material, which has not been considered by other works in relation to 1 Corinthians 5.ﾂ It fully acknowledges the weaknesses of previous magical interpretations, and metaphorical approaches to the passage.ﾂ Instead, it presents a fresh magical reading of not only 1 Corinthians 5:5, but the whole of 1 Corinthians 5-within its wider context of the apostle Paul's letter to the Corinthians.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Raymond Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0567691950\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780567691958\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/19\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.47d","brand":"David Raymond Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43920216293631,"sku":"9780567691958","price":46.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_79f53c56-1bfc-461a-9372-2ce841dd2c29.jpg?v=1680814175","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hand-this-man-over-to-david-raymond-smith-9780567691958","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}