St. Paul?s Corinth
Texts and Archaeology
St. Paul?s Corinth
Texts and Archaeology
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Publisher: Liturgical Press
ISBN: 9780814653036
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 01/08/2002
Width: 15.2 cm
Height: 22.9 cm
Corinth, one of the most fascinating centers of the early Christian movement, is explored through both literary and archaeological means. In St. Paul's Corinth the evidence of thirty-three Greek and Latin authors is arranged and presented chronologically from the first century B.C.E. to the second century C.E.
This third revised and expanded edition includes new textual and archaeological material based on continuing research on Corinth. The text of previous editions has been thoroughly revised in the interest of greater clarity and accuracy. The edition also includes updated maps and plans of the region.
St. Paul's Corinth is divided into four parts. Part 1: The Ancient Texts includes "Pausanias," "Antipater of Sidon," "Polystratus," Cicero," "Crinagoras," "Diodorus Siculus," "Strabo," "Livy," "Propertius," "Vitruvius," "Philo," "Inscription Honouring Iunia Theodora," "Petronius Arbiter," "Pliny the Elder," "Epictetus," "Flavius Josephus," "Martial," "Pseudo-Julian," "Dio Chrysostom," "Plutarch," "Juvenal," "Pliny the Younger," "Suetonius," Appian," "Florus," "Aelius Aristides," "Lucian," "Apuleius," Gellius," "Alciphron," "Dio Cassius," "Philostratus," and "Athenaeus."
Part 2: Paul in Corinth includes "The Edict of Claudius," "The Proconsul Gallio," and "After the Founding Visit."
Part 3: Archaeology includes "House Churches and the Eucharist," "Temple Banquets and the Body," and "The Workplace and the Apostolate."
Part 4: Corinthian Bronze includes "The Passion for Possession," "The Value of Corinthian Bronze," "The Origins of Interest in Corinthian Bronze," "Corinthian Bronze in Rome," "How Was Corinthian Bronze Made?" "Recognizing an Authentic Corinthian Bronze," "Corinthian Bronze Statues and Figurines," "Utilitarian but Beautiful," "Bronze Production in Roman Corinth."
CONTENTS
Foreword xiii
PART 1: THE ANCIENT TEXTS
Introduction 3
Pausanias 5
Description of Greece 2.1.1–5.5 6
Description of Greece 5.1.2 37
Description of Greece 5.25.1 38
Description of Greece 7.16.7-10 38
Antipater of Sidon 40
Greek Anthology 7.493 40
Greek Anthology 9.151 40
Polystratus 41
Greek Anthology 7.297 41
Cicero 42
Tusculan Disputations 3.53 42
On the Agrarian Law 1.5; 2.51, 87 43
On the Republic 2.7-9 44
Against Verres 2.2.46, 83, 176 45
Against Verres 2.4.1, 50-51, 97-98, 131 45
Paradoxes of the Stoics 36 47
On Duties 2.76 47
To Herennium 4.37, 66 48
Crinagoras 49
Greek Anthology 9.284 49
Diodorus Siculus 50
Library of History 32.27.1 50
Strabo 52
Geography 1.3.11 52
Geography 8.6.20-23 53
Geography 10.5.4 66
Geography 17.3.25 67
Livy 70
History of Rome 45.28 70
History of Rome 52 and 53 71
Propertius 72
Elegies 3.5.3-6 72
Elegies 3.21.1-24 72
Vitruvius 74
On Architecture 4.1.1, 8-10 74
On Architecture 5.5.1, 7-8 75
On Architecture 8.4.1 76
Philo 78
Embassy to Gaius 281–282 78
Flaccus 151–156 80
Inscription Honoring Junia Theodora 82
A Letter of Myra in Lycia to Corinth (Lines 15–21) 82
A Decree of Patara in Lycia (Lines 22–31, 37–41) 83
A Decree of Telmessos in Lycia (Lines 72–77) 83
Petronius Arbiter 85
Satiricon 31 85
Satiricon 50 85
Pliny the Elder 87
Natural History 4.9-11 87
Natural History 34.1, 6-8 89
Natural History 34.48, 82 90
Epictetus 91
On Personal Adornment 3.1.1-34 91
Flavius Josephus 93
Jewish War 5.201-205 93
Life 68 94
Martial 95
Epigrams 5.35 95
Pseudo-Julian 96
On Behalf of the Argives 408a–409d 96
Dio Chrysostom 99
Discourses 6.1-6 99
Discourses 8.5-10 100
Discourses 31.103, 121 101
Discourses 37.8, 36 102
Discourses 79.2 103
Plutarch 104
Quaestiones Conviviales 5.3.1-3 (675d–677b) 104
Quaestiones Conviviales 8.4.1 (723a) 105
Quaestiones Conviviales 6.10.1 (696e) 106
Septem Sapientium Convivium 2–3 (146de, 148b) 106
Apothegmata Laconica (215d) 107
Apothegmata Laconica (221f) 108
De Pythiae Oraculis 2 (395b–d) 108
De Pythiae Oraculis 12 (399f) 109
De Vitando Aere Alieno 7 (831a) 109
Amatorius 21 (767f) 110
De Herodoti Malignitate 39 (871a–c) 110
Vitae Decem Oratorum 1(833c) 111
Vita Caesaris47.8 112
Juvenal 113
Satires 8.112-131 113
Pliny the Younger 115
Letters 3.1.9 115
Letters 3.6 115
Suetonius 117
Julius 44 117
Gaius 21 117
Nero 19 117
Claudius 25 118
Augustus 70 119
Tiberius 34 119
Appian 120
History: Punic Wars 8.136 120
Florus 122
Epitome of Roman History 2.32 122
Aelius Aristides 124
Orations 46.20-31 124
Lucian 128
How to Write History 3 128
How to Write History 29 128
Nero 129
Apuleius 131
Metamorphoses 2.12 131
Metamorphoses 10.18 131
Metamorphoses 10.35 132
Gellius 134
Attic Nights 1.8.3-4 134
Alciphron 135
Letters of Parasites n. 24 (3.60) 135
Dio Cassius 137
Roman History 21 (= Zonaras 9.31) 137
Roman History 43.50.3-5 138
Philostratus 139
Life of Apollonius of Tyana 4.22 139
Life of Apollonius of Tyana 4.24; 5.19 139
Life of Apollonius of Tyana 7.10 140
Athenaeus 142
Deipnosophistae 227d–228c 142
Deipnosophistae 573c–574c 144
Deipnosophistae 588c–589b 146
PART 2: PAUL IN CORINTH
Introduction 151
The Edict of Claudius 152
The Elements of a Solution 152
The Text of Orosius 152
The Texts of Suetonius and Dio Cassius 155
The Date of Paul’s Arrival in Corinth 158
The Proconsul Gallio 161
The Text of the Gallio Inscription 161
The Date of the Letter 162
The Purpose and Recipients of the Letter 164
The Date of Gallio’s Term of Office 164
The Career of Gallio 168
After the Founding Visit 170
The Choice of Ephesus 170
The Intermediate Visit 171
Paul’s Relations with Corinth a.d. 52–56 173
PART 3: ARCHAEOLOGY
Introduction 177
House Churches and the Eucharist 178
A Typical House 178
The Size of the Community at Corinth 182
The Consequence of Shortage of Space 183
Different Classes of Guests 184
Temple Banquets and the Body 186
The Temple of Asclepius 186
How the Weak Came under Pressure 189
Gifts in Gratitude for Healing 190
The Workplace and the Apostolate 192
The Trade of Tentmaker 193
A City Workshop 194
From Workshop to House Church 195
A Worker’s Life 196
PART 4: CORINTHIAN BRONZE
Introduction 201
The Passion for Possession 202
The Value of Corinthian Bronze 203
The Origins of Interest in Corinthian Bronze 204
Corinthian Bronze in Rome 206
How Was Corinthian Bronze Made? 208
Recognizing an Authentic Corinthian Bronze 211
Corinthian Bronze Statues and Figurines 213
Utilitarian but Beautiful 216
Bronze Production in Roman Corinth 217
Appendix: The Greek Text of the Gallio Inscription 219
Bibliography 222
Abbreviations 230
Subject Index 231
Classical Author Index 236
New Testament Index 240
ILLUSTRATIONS
Figure 1 The Corinthia 7
Figure 2 The Harbor of Lechaeum 17
Figure 3 The Harbor of Cenchreae ca. a.d. 50 18
Figure 4 The Grid Plan of Roman Corinth 44 b.c. 21
Figure 5 The City of Corinth 23
Figure 6 Central Corinth ca. a.d. 50 26
Figure 7 The Roman Villa at Anaploga 179
Figure 8 The House of the Vettii at Pompeii 181
Figure 9 The Villa of Good Fortune at Olympia 181
Figure 10 The Asclepion at Corinth 187
Figure 11 The Dining Rooms of the Asclepion 188
Foreword xiii
PART 1: THE ANCIENT TEXTS
Introduction 3
Pausanias 5
Description of Greece 2.1.1–5.5 6
Description of Greece 5.1.2 37
Description of Greece 5.25.1 38
Description of Greece 7.16.7-10 38
Antipater of Sidon 40
Greek Anthology 7.493 40
Greek Anthology 9.151 40
Polystratus 41
Greek Anthology 7.297 41
Cicero 42
Tusculan Disputations 3.53 42
On the Agrarian Law 1.5; 2.51, 87 43
On the Republic 2.7-9 44
Against Verres 2.2.46, 83, 176 45
Against Verres 2.4.1, 50-51, 97-98, 131 45
Paradoxes of the Stoics 36 47
On Duties 2.76 47
To Herennium 4.37, 66 48
Crinagoras 49
Greek Anthology 9.284 49
Diodorus Siculus 50
Library of History 32.27.1 50
Strabo 52
Geography 1.3.11 52
Geography 8.6.20-23 53
Geography 10.5.4 66
Geography 17.3.25 67
Livy 70
History of Rome 45.28 70
History of Rome 52 and 53 71
Propertius 72
Elegies 3.5.3-6 72
Elegies 3.21.1-24 72
Vitruvius 74
On Architecture 4.1.1, 8-10 74
On Architecture 5.5.1, 7-8 75
On Architecture 8.4.1 76
Philo 78
Embassy to Gaius 281–282 78
Flaccus 151–156 80
Inscription Honoring Junia Theodora 82
A Letter of Myra in Lycia to Corinth (Lines 15–21) 82
A Decree of Patara in Lycia (Lines 22–31, 37–41) 83
A Decree of Telmessos in Lycia (Lines 72–77) 83
Petronius Arbiter 85
Satiricon 31 85
Satiricon 50 85
Pliny the Elder 87
Natural History 4.9-11 87
Natural History 34.1, 6-8 89
Natural History 34.48, 82 90
Epictetus 91
On Personal Adornment 3.1.1-34 91
Flavius Josephus 93
Jewish War 5.201-205 93
Life 68 94
Martial 95
Epigrams 5.35 95
Pseudo-Julian 96
On Behalf of the Argives 408a–409d 96
Dio Chrysostom 99
Discourses 6.1-6 99
Discourses 8.5-10 100
Discourses 31.103, 121 101
Discourses 37.8, 36 102
Discourses 79.2 103
Plutarch 104
Quaestiones Conviviales 5.3.1-3 (675d–677b) 104
Quaestiones Conviviales 8.4.1 (723a) 105
Quaestiones Conviviales 6.10.1 (696e) 106
Septem Sapientium Convivium 2–3 (146de, 148b) 106
Apothegmata Laconica (215d) 107
Apothegmata Laconica (221f) 108
De Pythiae Oraculis 2 (395b–d) 108
De Pythiae Oraculis 12 (399f) 109
De Vitando Aere Alieno 7 (831a) 109
Amatorius 21 (767f) 110
De Herodoti Malignitate 39 (871a–c) 110
Vitae Decem Oratorum 1(833c) 111
Vita Caesaris47.8 112
Juvenal 113
Satires 8.112-131 113
Pliny the Younger 115
Letters 3.1.9 115
Letters 3.6 115
Suetonius 117
Julius 44 117
Gaius 21 117
Nero 19 117
Claudius 25 118
Augustus 70 119
Tiberius 34 119
Appian 120
History: Punic Wars 8.136 120
Florus 122
Epitome of Roman History 2.32 122
Aelius Aristides 124
Orations 46.20-31 124
Lucian 128
How to Write History 3 128
How to Write History 29 128
Nero 129
Apuleius 131
Metamorphoses 2.12 131
Metamorphoses 10.18 131
Metamorphoses 10.35 132
Gellius 134
Attic Nights 1.8.3-4 134
Alciphron 135
Letters of Parasites n. 24 (3.60) 135
Dio Cassius 137
Roman History 21 (= Zonaras 9.31) 137
Roman History 43.50.3-5 138
Philostratus 139
Life of Apollonius of Tyana 4.22 139
Life of Apollonius of Tyana 4.24; 5.19 139
Life of Apollonius of Tyana 7.10 140
Athenaeus 142
Deipnosophistae 227d–228c 142
Deipnosophistae 573c–574c 144
Deipnosophistae 588c–589b 146
PART 2: PAUL IN CORINTH
Introduction 151
The Edict of Claudius 152
The Elements of a Solution 152
The Text of Orosius 152
The Texts of Suetonius and Dio Cassius 155
The Date of Paul’s Arrival in Corinth 158
The Proconsul Gallio 161
The Text of the Gallio Inscription 161
The Date of the Letter 162
The Purpose and Recipients of the Letter 164
The Date of Gallio’s Term of Office 164
The Career of Gallio 168
After the Founding Visit 170
The Choice of Ephesus 170
The Intermediate Visit 171
Paul’s Relations with Corinth a.d. 52–56 173
PART 3: ARCHAEOLOGY
Introduction 177
House Churches and the Eucharist 178
A Typical House 178
The Size of the Community at Corinth 182
The Consequence of Shortage of Space 183
Different Classes of Guests 184
Temple Banquets and the Body 186
The Temple of Asclepius 186
How the Weak Came under Pressure 189
Gifts in Gratitude for Healing 190
The Workplace and the Apostolate 192
The Trade of Tentmaker 193
A City Workshop 194
From Workshop to House Church 195
A Worker’s Life 196
PART 4: CORINTHIAN BRONZE
Introduction 201
The Passion for Possession 202
The Value of Corinthian Bronze 203
The Origins of Interest in Corinthian Bronze 204
Corinthian Bronze in Rome 206
How Was Corinthian Bronze Made? 208
Recognizing an Authentic Corinthian Bronze 211
Corinthian Bronze Statues and Figurines 213
Utilitarian but Beautiful 216
Bronze Production in Roman Corinth 217
Appendix: The Greek Text of the Gallio Inscription 219
Bibliography 222
Abbreviations 230
Subject Index 231
Classical Author Index 236
New Testament Index 240
ILLUSTRATIONS
Figure 1 The Corinthia 7
Figure 2 The Harbor of Lechaeum 17
Figure 3 The Harbor of Cenchreae ca. a.d. 50 18
Figure 4 The Grid Plan of Roman Corinth 44 b.c. 21
Figure 5 The City of Corinth 23
Figure 6 Central Corinth ca. a.d. 50 26
Figure 7 The Roman Villa at Anaploga 179
Figure 8 The House of the Vettii at Pompeii 181
Figure 9 The Villa of Good Fortune at Olympia 181
Figure 10 The Asclepion at Corinth 187
Figure 11 The Dining Rooms of the Asclepion 188
. . . .Fascinating, informative, scholarly, "reader friendly", and very highly recommended study.The Midwest Book Review "This volume continues to belong to the standard literature and is for an approximation of great help to the socio-cultural conditions in Corinth, even if above all, the relevance of the Anaploga villa is discussed very critically."
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