Book by Kittredge, Cynthia Briggs "Community and Authority is highly recommended, informative reading for students of Pauline theology and socio-rhetorical criticism." -- The Midwest Book Review "For those examining the depth of Pauline interpretation, this book rewards diligent readers." -- David Neil Mosser, The Clergy Journal, October 2000 "an important work for both its exegesis and its methodological discussionsthis is a worthwhile resource for those interested in Paul's letters, rhetorical criticism, and feminist interpretation." -- Theological Studies ... highly recommended, informative reading for students of Pauline theology and socio-rhetorical criticism. -- The Midwest Book Review ...an important work for both its exegesis and its methodological discussions... worthwhile resource... -- Theological Studies, Richard S. Ascough, Queen's Theological College, Kingston, Ontario For those examining the depth of Pauline interpretation, this book rewards diligent readers. -- David Neil Mosser, reviewing for The Clergy Journal, October 2000 Influential New Testament exegetes and theologians have claimed that "obedience" is a key concept for interpreting Pauline theology and ethics. In this book, Cynthia Briggs Kittredge explores the language of obedience in the Pauline tradition, specifically in Philippians and Ephesians. After identifying early Christian history as a struggle between a new vision of equality and the dominant patriarchal ethos of the Greco-Roman world, Kittredge employs rhetorical criticism to illuminate points of tension between differing perspectives within the Christian churches. She then traces the effects of this social conflict on the developing theological concepts of obedience and submission. Cynthia Briggs Kittredge is currently Visiting Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA. Used Book in Good Condition