Abdication of freedom as an exercise of discipleship

Reflexions on 1 Cor 8.1 – 11.1

Authors

  • Anderson Yan Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25188/FLT-VoxScript(eISSN2447-7443)vXXVII.n1.p113-126.AY

Keywords:

Division, Food sacrificed to the idols, Rights of the apostle, Discipleship

Abstract

This essay argues that a careful reading of 1 Cor 8.1 – 11.1 indicates a rhetorical skill, which bridges different themes within an A-B-A structure with the purpose of dealing with the disturbance of the unity of the church caused by the abuse of freedom.

Author Biography

  • Anderson Yan

    PhD candidate in Old Testament/Hebrew Bible (King’s College London), MA in Biblical Studies (Heythrop College, University of London), MTh in Biblical Theology (Seminário Teológico Servo de Cristo), PGCert in Theology of Transformation (London School of Theology, University of Middlesex), MDiv (Seminário Teológico Servo de Cristo). E-mail: anderson.yan@kcl.ac.uk.

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Published

2025-05-05

Issue

Vol. 27 No. 1 (2019): Teologia Sistemática e Ética Protestantes em diálogo com a modernidade e a pós-modernidade

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Artigos

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Abdication of freedom as an exercise of discipleship: Reflexions on 1 Cor 8.1 – 11.1. (2025). Vox Scripturae, 27(1), 113-126. https://doi.org/10.25188/FLT-VoxScript(eISSN2447-7443)vXXVII.n1.p113-126.AY