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“Baptism on Behalf of the Dead”: 1 Corinthians 15:29 in its Hellenistic Context

Connor, Matthew M.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1292184824

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2010, Master of Arts, Miami University, Religion.
This thesis analyzes 1 Corinthians 15:29 – a reference to “Baptism on behalf of the dead” – as an ancient Mediterranean ritual conducted on behalf of the dead. Scholars have been unable to reach a consensus regarding what Paul was referring to in this passage, with many commentators rejecting the most simple and obvious reading of the text. This paper analyzes the text and translation of 15:29, as well as the history of its interpretation before turning to the category of rituals on behalf of the dead in the ancient world. With a cultural predisposition toward ritual interaction between the living and the dead established in the ancient Mediterranean world, vicarious baptism in Corinth is approached using hybridity theory, which acknowledges the religious creativity of the Corinthians, standing in the contact zone between Paul’s Jesus cult and this longstanding Greek tradition of ritual actions performed on behalf of the dead.
James Hanges, PhD (Committee Chair)
Deborah Lyons, PhD (Committee Member)
Elizabeth Wilson, PhD (Committee Member)
63 p.
Ancient History; Bible; Classical Studies; Religion; Religious History
1 Corinthians 15:29; baptism; hybridity; Corinth; the dead; baptism on behalf of the dead; baptism in Corinth

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  • Connor, M. M. (2010). “Baptism on Behalf of the Dead”: 1 Corinthians 15:29 in its Hellenistic Context [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1292184824

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Connor, Matthew. “Baptism on Behalf of the Dead”: 1 Corinthians 15:29 in its Hellenistic Context. 2010. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1292184824.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Connor, Matthew. "“Baptism on Behalf of the Dead”: 1 Corinthians 15:29 in its Hellenistic Context." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1292184824

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