NT334 Book Study: Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians
Overview
In Book Study: Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians (NT334) Craig Blomberg steps through the text to explain the big picture and the many issues and controversies found in 1 Corinthians. You will be encouraged in your Christian walk to understand and express your spiritual gifts and to see the contemporary relevance of the issues faced by the Corinthian church. This study reveals the pastoral heart of Paul in both addressing moral and community issues of Christian leadership, factionalism, lawsuits, sexuality and food sacrificed to idols whilst keeping rehabilitation always in mind. Taking a broad-brush approach, you will gain a balanced perspective on spiritual gifts and the importance of love before diving in to examine the controversial topics of tongues and prophecy. There is something of relevance for every Christian in this study which shows that the same issues facing the first century church can be found in the church today.
Top Highlights
“The structure of 1 Corinthians is actually agreed upon much more so by commentators than with most of Paul’s letters, and most of Paul’s letters are fairly clearly structured. It’s clear that this letter is a kind of response to a checklist of issues that Paul believes the Corinthians need further instruction on. The first six chapters appear to respond to the oral reports of the household of Chloe, which has come to visit him as we learned in 1:11. And from 7:1 to the end of the letter are a series of topics that the Corinthians wrote about to Paul in a letter. It’s certainly possible that there are other things interspersed that Paul does not specifically flag, but this is the most straightforward way to read the two parts to the letter.” (source)
“And then in 7:1, we realize that not only has Paul been given oral reports about the situation in Corinth, but the Corinthians have written a letter to him with certain specific questions. All this forms the background for what Paul will write in what we now know as 1 Corinthians.” (source)
“Hellenistic or Greek dualism—as in so much Greek philosophy, a strong separation of body and spirit.” (source)
“ Acrocorinth, the great hill of Corinth, on which a temple to Aphrodite stood” (source)
“Literally, Paul’s antidote is that everyone must say the same thing, but it’s clear from the context that what he is looking for is unity and not uniformity—not that everyone must have the identical opinion on every issue, but that when everyone has had their say, they move forward with consensus and with unity.” (source)
- Title: NT334 Book Study: Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians
- Author: Craig Blomberg
- Series: Logos Mobile Education
- Publisher: Lexham Press
- Print Publication Date: 2017
- Logos Release Date: 2017
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Courseware
- Subjects: Bible. N.T. 1 Corinthians › Commentaries; Bible. N.T. 1 Corinthians › Criticism, interpretation, etc; Education › Bible. N.T. 1 Corinthians--Commentaries; Education › Bible. N.T. 1 Corinthians--Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Resource ID: LLS:NT334BLOMBERG
- Resource Type: Courseware Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2019-06-20T22:35:20Z
Craig Blomberg is distinguished professor of New Testament at Denver Seminary, where he has been teaching since 1986. Blomberg earned degrees from Augustana College, Trinity Divinity School, and Aberdeen University in Scotland. He previously taught at Palm Beach Atlantic College and spent one year in Cambridge as a research fellow with Tyndale House. He has been on translation committees for the New Living Translation, English Standard Version, and the Holman Christian Standard Bible.
Blomberg is the author, coauthor, or co-editor of numerous books and more than 80 articles in journals or multi-author works. A recurring topic of interest in his writings is the historical reliability of the Scriptures, and he has also covered such diverse issues as wealth and poverty, hermeneutics, and women in ministry. His books include Jesus and the Gospels: An Introduction and Survey, 2nd ed., Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament: James, A Handbook of New Testament Exegesis, Making Sense of the New Testament, Preaching the Parables, and The NIV Application Commentary: 1 Corinthians.