Paul, the Fool of Christ: A Study of 1 Corinthians 1-4 in the Comic-philosophic Tradition (EARLY CHRISTIANITY IN CONTEXT)

Why did a saint consider himself a fool? In this new study of the first four chapters of Paul's first letter to the Corinthians, we find a logical explanation in Paul's knowledge of philosophic-comic tradition within popular culture, an element of which includes a significant amount of gallows humor. This treatment examines such topics as traditi