Significance of Clothing Imagery in the Pauline Corpus

by Jung Hoon Kim

There are references to clothing throughout Paul's letters, and the metaphor constitutes a significant aspect of his theology. The imagery appears several times in his letters: clothing with Christ (Gal 3:27; Rom 13:14), clothing with the new man (Col 3:9-10; Eph 4:22-24), and clothing with the resurrection body (1 Cor 15:49, 50-54; 2Cor 5:1-4).

In order to understand the background to this use of the clothing metaphor, Jung Hoon Kim examines...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0567082466
• ISBN13: 9780567082466
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.9"