TY - BOOK AU - Plank, Karl A. TI - Paul and the irony of affliction T2 - Semeia studies SN - 9781555401023‎1555401023 AV - BS2675.2 .P52 1987 PY - 1987/// CY - Atlanta, GA. : PB - Scholars Press KW - Paul, the Apostle, Saint.Bible. Corinthians, 1st, IV, 9-13 Criticism, interpretation, etc.New Testament. Corinthians, 1st IV, 9-13 Criticism, interpretation, etc N1 - A poetic Paul and the language of affliction -- The rhetorical situation of I Corinthians 1--4 -- The rhetoric of irony in I Corinthians 4:9-13 -- The language of affliction: forceful and imaginative style -- A concluding postscript ER -