1 Corinthians (New Covenant Commentary Series | NCCS)

by B. J. Oropeza

Publisher:

Cascade

, 2017

Overview

This compact commentary on 1 Corinthians is both readable and full of insights that will engage students, ministers, and scholars alike. The Apostle Paul writes to a relatively new church in which members are failing to maintain solidarity with other members. They struggle to find their unique place in Roman society as Gentile followers of Jewish leaders that proclaim Christ as Lord. Their many problems include competition over leadership and social prestige, sexual impropriety, household conflicts, idol foods, table fellowship, protocols on gender and the use of spiritual gifts, and confusion about death, immortality, and Christ’s return. Oropeza addresses Paul’s response to these and other issues as he engages ancient biblical, Jewish, and Greco-Roman sources along with recent scholarship. This is a must-read for those who want to understand the Corinthian situation and Paul’s response in a new way.

Contents

Top Highlights

“The use of all, any, always, and everything in these verses highlights the total and abundant way they have been enriched by God who works favorably through them.” (Page 14)

“restored to a condition they originally had when united in the same mindset and opinion.^{9” (Page 17)}

“The person is still in control of his or her own faculties (14:32–33).” (Page 161)

“Paul’s solidarity with them so as to make what he insists on more attractive” (Page 17)

Product Details

• Title: 1 Corinthians: A New Covenant Commentary
• Author: B. J. Oropeza
• Series: New Covenant Commentary Series
• Publisher: Cascade
• Print Publication Date: 2017
• Logos Release Date: 2019
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Bible. N.T. 1 Corinthians › Commentaries
• ISBNs: 9781610971041, 9781498287685, 9781532636967, 1610971043, 1498287689, 1532636962
• Resource ID: LLS:NEWCOVCOMM67CO1
• Resource Type: Bible Commentary
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T01:47:05Z

About B. J. Oropeza

Oropeza (M.A.Th., Fuller Theological Seminary; Ph.D., University of Durham) is assistant professor of biblical studies at Azusa Pacific University. He has worked previously as lecturer in theology for the Victory Outreach School of Ministry International and as a research associate for the Christian Research Institute. He has also been on radio talk shows such as Bible Answer Man and Talk New York, and he has contributed to articles for Christianity Today and Christian Research Journal.