1 Corinthians: A Social Identity Commentary

Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
Series Preface
Preface and Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Part I: Introduction
	Chapter I: Prolegomena in 1 Corinthians: A Social Identity Perspective
		Authorship, Founding, and Development of the Christ-Group in Corinth
		Social Context in Roman Corinth
		Social Profile of the Christ-Group in Corinth
		Dating of First Corinthians
		Jewish Diaspora Association Synagogues and the Institutional Setting in Corinth
		Occasion for Writing First Corinthians
		Purpose of First Corinthians
		Literary Structure of First Corinthians
	Scholarly Terminology and English Translations for This Commentary
	Social Identity Theory Concepts Important for This Commentary
		Two Social Identity Models for Paul as a Teacher-Leader
			Social Identity Model of Education
			Social Identity Model of Leadership
		A Social Identity Narrative Model for Behavioral Change
Part II: Commentary
	Chapter 1: Paul as a Teacher-Leader within the Christ-Group (1:1–9)
		Paul’s Identity and Teacher-Leadership amid the Group’s Calling in Christ (1:1–3)
		Paul’s Thankfulness for the Group Because of God’s Continuing Grace (1:4–9)
	Chapter 2: Paul’s Teaching-Leadership and the Formation of an in-Christ Social Identity (1:10–4:21)
		The Nature of the Identity-Based Problems in Corinth (1:10–17)
			Subgroup and Leadership Problems (1:10–12)
			Reprioritization of Roman Identity (1:13–17)
		The Original Context and Vision for the Gospel Message (1:18–25)
		God’s Call amid Existing Group Memberships (1:26–31)
		Paul’s Hierarchical Leadership and Proclamation (2:1–5)
		Paul’s Identification of the Roman Outgroup as a Hindrance (2:6–9)
		The Agency of the Spirit and the Mind of Christ in Group Categorizations (2:10–16)
		A Reconstructed Group Identity Narrative as a Remedy for Existing Identifications (3:1–4)
		Ingroup Narratives and Leadership Deviance (3:5–17)
			Identity-Formation Metaphor: God’s Field (3:5–9b)
			Identity-Formation Metaphor: God’s Building (3:9c–15)
			Identity-Formation Metaphor: God’s Temple (3:16–17)
		Identity Belonging Narratives about Wisdom and Leadership (3:18–23)
		Leadership Identity, Self-Examination, and Shared Categorizations (4:1–5)
		Paul as a Leader for the Group: Identity, Suffering, and Mission (4:6–13)
		Paul as an Exemplar of the Ingroup Prototype to Lead the Group (4:14–21)
			Paul’s Exemplarity and Kinship Formation (4:14–17)
			Paul’s Empowering Leadership of the Community (4:18–21)
	Chapter 3: Identity Narratives, Group Norms, Descriptors, and Performances (5:1–11:1)
		The So-Called Brother: Identity Narrative, Exit Rituals, and Ingroup Deviance (5:1–13)
		Dispute Resolution: Cross-Cutting Identities, Comparative Fit, and Ingroup Violations (6:1–11)
		Embodiment Patterns and Resurrection/Doxological Identity (6:12–20)
		Sexual Activity, Marriage, and Existing Identities (7:1–40)
			Cross-Cutting Identities and Marriage (7:1–16)
			Subgroup Identity Salience as Paul’s Rule (7:17–24)
			Uncertainty Reduction amid Differing Life Patterns (7:25–40)
		Food Offered to Idols and Group Norms (8:1–11:1)
			Idol Food and Shared Social Categorizations (8:1–13)
			Paul as an Exemplar of the Ingroup Prototype for Renunciation of Rights (9:1–18)
			Gospel-Oriented Self-Categorizations in Mission Practice (9:19–23)
			Voluntary Restraint as a Group Norm (9:24–27)
			The Veneration of Provincial Deities (10:1–13)
			Participation with Demons (10:14–22)
			Intergroup and Intragroup Offenses (10:23–11:1)
	Chapter 4: Identity Narratives and Ingroup Activities in the Body of Christ (11:2–14:40)
		Identity Narratives and Performance in Worship (11:2–16)
		Ingroup Violation and the Lord’s Supper (11:17–34)
		Speech Accommodation and Group Convergence in the Body of Christ (12:1–11)
		Unity amid Diversity in the Spirit (12:12–31)
		Love as the Cognitive Alternative to the Status Quo (13:1–13)
		Diverse Speech as Group Enhancement (14:1–12)
		Speech Accommodation for Others, Outsiders, and Unbelievers (14:13–25)
		Category Definitions and Ingroup Norms for Tongues and Prophecy (14:26–40)
	Chapter 5: Identity Narratives, Group Beliefs, and the Resurrection-Denying Subgroup (15:1–58)
		Shared Group Beliefs and Future Identity (15:1–19)
			Shared Group Beliefs in the Gospel (15:1–11)
			Resurrection-Denying Subgroup Affiliation (15:12–19)
		Embodiment and the Future Self (15:20–34)
		Possible Future Selves and Future Behaviors (15:35–58)
			The Nature of the Future, Resurrected Body (15:35–49)
			The Necessity of a Transformed Body (15:50–58)
	Chapter 6: Paul’s Concluding Social Identity Teaching-Leadership (16:1–24)
		Economic Social Identity and the Collection (16:1–4)
		Leadership in the Littoral Gentile Mission (16:5–12)
		Paul’s Final Identity Leadership (16:13–24)
			Paul as an Engineer of Social Identity (16:13–18)
			Paul as an Artist of Social Identity (16:19–20)
			Paul as an Impresario of Social Identity (16:21–24)
Works Cited
Index of Authors
Index of Subjects
Index of Biblical, Ancient Literature, Papyri, and Inscriptions