Conversion |
Anti-conversion |
|
Evaluation |
True | False |
Belief |
Virginal life | Married life |
Proponent |
Paul | Thamyris |
Attitude of Believer |
Whole-hearted | Divided heart |
Emotional Response |
Great joy | Jealousy, wrath |
Authority |
God's word | Social custom |
Male/Female Relations |
Both under God | Woman submissive |
Family |
Christian community | Natural family |
Location |
Outside the house | Inside the household |
Morality |
Chaste, virtuous | Profligate |
Ideal Rôles: |
Itinerant preacher Work of salvation | Faithful wife Work of procreation |
Results: |
Break with family Social rejection Persecution, rescue Vision, prophecy | Family integration Social acceptability Humiliation, failure Cut off from God |
Reward: |
Power to judge Beatitude | Bitter judgement Condemnation |