Idol Meat in Corinth: The Pauline Argument in 1 Corinthians 8 and 10

This work has several objectives: to understand what the problem of idol meat at Corinth involved to establish the attitude of the Corinthians to this issue - what course of conduct had they followed or proposed to follow and how did they seek to defend their position? - to explain the reply of Paul to the Corinthian inquiry and finally in the process of the exegesis and in the conclusions this study will seek to identify fundamental norms and themes which are operative here as a part of Pauls ethical thought.