The role of the Exodus motif in 1 Cor.10:1-13 : an intertextual study

[摘要] ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The goal of the study is to show that Paul's usage of the Exodus Motif in 1 Corinthians 10 isintertextual in that it contains echoes and allusions from the exodus tradition. These intertextualechoes and allusions also form intratextual echoes and allusions, which show that the pericope isnot limited to having significance only for immediate issues found in surrounding chapters 8, 9and 10 but has intratextual implications for the whole epistle. Special focus has been placed upon1 Corinthians 10:1-13, and an exegesis done using an intertextual method of interpretation, toshow intertextual and intratextual echoes and allusions; and how the pericope is the centre of thewhole epistle, and that issues addressed in the epistle find their parallels in the pericope. In thecourse of the study and as part of its broader scope, vital parallelisms are traced, biblically andtheologically, between the Exodus and the Corinthian church. Finally, it has been established thatthe pericope is a midrashic paraenesis and it is theological in nature since it shows a faithful Godin action. It is all about how God and humans act and react to issues of mutual concern.

[发布机构] Stellenbosch University