Alexandra R. Brown is Associate Professor of Religion at Washington and Lee University.
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Abbreviations Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Paul as Apocalyptic Preacher Defining Apocalyptic Paul as Apocalyptic Thinker Conclusion The Word of the Cross as Apocalyptic Disclosure Speech Act Theory and 1 Corinthians 1-2 The "Total Speech Situation" at Corinth Paul's Performative Strategy "What the Cook Draws from the Larder": The Context of the Performative Word in Corinth Speech Acts in Context The Wisdom Tradition and the Search for Knowledge The Apocalyptic Tradition and the Search for Knowledge The Spirit as Agent of Knowing in Wisdom and Apocalyptic Traditions Conclusion Act 1: Word of the Cross, Power, and Perception The Opening and Thanksgiving: 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 Conflicting Allegiances at Corinth: 1 Corinthians 1:10-17 The Word of the Cross as Apocalyptic Mystery: 1 Corinthians 2:1-5 Act 2: The Cross, the Spirit, and the Mind of Christ Coming to Consciousness in the Mind of Christ The Wisdom of This Age versus the Wisdom of God The Spirit of the World versus the Spirit of God The Psychic versus the Pneumatic Having the Mind of Christ Transformed Perception and Reconciliation Conclusion: Living the Transformed Mind Epistemology and Ethics according to the Cross The Performative Drama in Review: Epistemology and Ethics Reconciled Seeing and Acting in the Power of the Cross Select Bibliography Index of Biblical References Index of Modern Authors