The Letters to the Corinthians

Paul's Relationship with the Corinthian Christians Courtesy of Prof. Felix Just, S.J. Conflict and Community in the Corinthian Church Scriptural Theme (the New Creation). Paul, His Writings and Tradition. Corinth at the Time of Paul's Arrival. Corinthian Communities (House Churches). Corinthian Conflicts. Group Discussion, Quizzes and Activities. Reference Materials The Problems at Corinth Part of James Tabor 's "Jewish-Roman World of Jesus" web site The Corinthian Correspondence Most scholars consider the Corinthian Correspondence (known to us as 1and 2 Corinthians), to be a packet or collection of as many as a half-dozen letters. The following major sections appear to cohere, and are indicated in different colors to facilitate reading them together. Part of James Tabor 's "Jewish-Roman World of Jesus" web site Preaching Like Paul? Lessons from Ancient Corinth By Michael P. Knowles in McMaster Journal of Theology and Ministry, vol 11, 2009-2010 The 'Ultracharismatics' of Corinth and the Pentecostals of Latin America as the Religion of the Disaffected By Gary S. Shogren, ESEPA University, Costa Rica, in Tyndale Bulletin, 2005 Conflict as Context for Defining Identity: A Study of Apostleship in the Galatian and Corinthian Letters By N.H. Taylor, Department of New Testament Studies, University of Pretoria, in HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies, 2003 Corinth in the First Century AD:  The Search for Another Class By Dirk Jongkind, St. Edmund's College, Cambridge, in Tyndale Bulletin, 2001 Satan Talk in Corinth: The Rhetoric of Conflict By Lee A. Johnson in Biblical Theology Bulletin, Winter, 1999 Funerals and Baptisms, Ordinary and Otherwise: Ritual Criticism and Corinthian Rites By Richard E. DeMaris in Biblical Theology Bulletin, Spring, 1999 The Second Thoughts of a Captive Intellect: Pastoral Reflections on Paul's Letters to the Corinthians By Jerry K. Robbins in Word & World, Fall 1996 No Noose Is Good News: Leadership as a Theological Problem in the Corinthian Correspondence By David E. Fredrickson in Word & World, Fall 1996 The Achaean Federal Cult Part 1: Pseudo-Julian, Letters 198 By Antony J.S. Spawforth in Tyndale Bulletin, 1995 The Achaean Federal Imperial Cult Ii: The Corinthian Church By Bruce W. Winter in Tyndale Bulletin, 1995 Is Silence Golden? Paul and Women's Speech in Corinth By Caroline Vander Stichele in Louvain Studies, 1995 In Search of the Social Élite in the Corinthian Church By David W.J. Gill, Lecturer in Ancient History, Department of Classics & Ancient History, University College of Swansea, in Tyndale Bulletin, 1993 Another Corinthian Erastus Inscription By Andrew D. Clarke, Librarian, Tyndale House, Cambridge, in Tyndale Bulletin, November 1991 Epistles to the Corinthians Cornelius Aherne, The Catholic Encyclopedia, 1908 Introduction to the First Letter to the Corinthians From the New American Bible 1 Corinthians From the NIV Bible: Corinth in the time of Paul, author and date, the city of Corinth, occasion and purpose, theme, relevance, and outline Commentary by Saint Thomas Aquinas on the First Epistle to the Corinthians Translated by Fabian Larcher, O. P. 1 Corinthians: Introduction, Argument, and Outline By Daniel B. Wallace, professor of New Testament Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians By Mary Ann Getty in Scripture from Scratch What were Paul's Chief Concerns in 1 Corinithians? By Henry Wansbrough, OSB, Oxford University Faculty of Theology Paul and the Historical Jesus: A Case Study in First Corinthians By Stephen J. Bedard in McMaster Journal of Theology and Ministry, vol 7, 2006 Wisdom in First Corinthians By Gordon H. Clark, Ph.D. in Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 1972 Divisions Over Leaders and Food Offered To Idols: The Parallel Thematic Structures of 1 Corinthians 4:6-21 and 8:1-11:1 By E. Coye Still, III, North Carolina, in Tyndale Bulletin, 2004 The Wisdom of the Wise: The Presence and Function of Scripture in 1 Cor. 1:18–3:23 By H.H. Drake Williams, Biblical Theol. Sem., Pennsylvania, in Tyndale Bulletin, 2001 Insights from Cicero on Paul's Reasoning in 1 Corinthians 12-14: Love Sandwich or Five Course Meal? By James Patrick, Jesus College, Cambridge, in Tyndale Bulletin, 2004 Ecclesiology And Ethics In 1 Corinthians By Richard B. Hays in Ex Auditu, 1994 The First Letter to the Corinthians By Barry D. Smith of Atlantic Baptist Unniversity The Significance of Recent Research on 1 Corinthians for Hermeneutical Appropriation of This Epistle Today By Anthony C. Thiselton, University of Nottingham/ University of Chester, in Neotestamentica, 2006 Imitation of Paul and the church's missionary role in 1 Corinthians By Robert L Plummer, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, June 2001 Apocalyptic Transformation in Paul's Discourse on the Cross By Alexandra R. Brown in Word & World, Fall 1996 1 Corinthians 1------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- God the Other Who Acts Otherwise: An Exegetical Essay on 1 Cor 1:26-31 By Leander E. Keck in Word & World, 1996 Metaphor and Morality: Examples of Paul's Moral Thinking in 1 Corinthians 1-5 By Charles A. Wanamaker, in Neotestamentica, 2005 1 Corinthians 1:1-3 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) 1 Corinthians 1:4-9 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) Persuasion in 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 By Andries H. Snyman, New Testament Department, University of the Free State, South Africa, in Verbum et Ecclesia, 2009 1 Corinthians 1:10-17 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) 1 Corinthians 2------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Corinthians 2:1-5 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) 1 Corinthians 2:6-16 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) 1 Corinthians 3------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Corinthians 3:1-11 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) The "Straw" in the Believer -- 1 Corinthians 3:12 By Leo G. Cox in Wesley Theological Journal, 1977 1 Corinthians 3:12-18 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) 1 Corinthians 3:18-4:2 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) 1 Corinthians 4------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Corinthians 4:3-5 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) 1 Corinthians 4:6-10 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) 1 Corinthians 4:10-16 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) The Use of the Father Image in Imperial Propaganda and 1 Corinthians 4:14-21 By Eva Maria Lassen, Carlsberg Fellow, University of Copenhagen, in Tyndale Bulletin, November 1991 What Is Paul Actually Inviting the Corinthians to Do? By Pauline Guthrie in Theology@McAuley, 2003, on 1 Cor. 4:16; 11.1 1 Corinthians 4:17-21 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) 1 Corinthians 5------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Temple and Holiness in 1 Corinthians 5 By Brian S. Rosner, Clare College, University of Cambridge, in Tyndale Bulletin, November 1991 A Case of Mistaken Identity: The Harlot and the Church (1 Corinthians 5-6) By Tom Holland. Scroll down to page 56 1 Corinthians 5:1-8 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) 1 Corinthians 5:9-6:11 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) 1 Corinthians 6------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Why Won't Paul Just Say No? Purity and Sex in 1 Corinthians 6 By Mark Gravrock in Word & World, 1996 'Appoint the Despised As Judges!' (1 Corinthians 6:4) By Brent Kinman in Tyndale Bulletin, 1997 Will Idolaters, Sodomizers, or the Greedy Inherit the Kingdom of God? A Pastoral Exposition of 1 Cor 6:9-10 By David L. Tiede, Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota, in Word & World, 1990 1 Corinthians 6:12-14 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) 1 Corinthians 6:15-20 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) 1 Corinthians 7------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Corinthians 7:1-40 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) One Woman or Two? 1 Corinthians 7:34 By Alan R. Guenther in Bulletin for Biblical Research, 2002 1 Corinthians 7 in the Light of the Graeco-Roman Marriage and Divorce Papyri By David Instone-Brewer in Tyndale Bulletin, 2001 1 Corinthians 7 in the Light of the Jewish Greek and Aramaic Marriage and Divorce Papyri By David Instone-Brewer in Tyndale Bulletin, 2001 Puberty or Passion? The Referent of Õðåñáêìïó in 1 Corinthians 7:36 By Bruce W. Winter, Warden, Tyndale House, Cambridge, in Tyndale Bulletin, 1998 1 Corinthians 7:6-7: A Caveat and a Framework for the 'Sayings' in 7:8-24 By Bruce W. Winter, The Warden, Tyndale House, Cambridge, in Tyndale Bulletin, 1997 1 Corinthians 8------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Laying to Rest the Midrash: Paul's Message on Meat Sacrificed to Idols in Light of the Deuteronomic Tradition By B.J. Oropeza in Biblica, 1998. Discusses 1 Corinthians 8:1-11:1 One God, One Lord, One People: Incarnational Christology for a Church in a Pagan Environment By N. T. Wright, Ex Auditu, 1991. Article on 1 Corinthians 8-10 Food Offered to Idols In 1 Corinthians 8-10 By Derek Newton in Tyndale Bulletin, 1998 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) 1 Corinthians 9------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Of Muzzles and Oxen: Deuteronomy 25:4 and 1 Corinthians 9:9 By Jan L Verbruggen, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, Dec 2006 1 Corinthians 9:1-12 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) 1 Corinthians 9:13-23 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) Paul and Asceticism in 1 Corinthians 9:27a By Kent L. Yinger, George Fox Evangelical Seminary, Journal of Religion and Society, 2008 1 Corinthians 9:24-10:12 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) 1 Corinthians 10------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Corinthians 10:13-24 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) 1 Corinthians 10:25-11:1 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) 'The 'Moveable Well' in 1 Corinthians 10:4: An Extra-Biblical Tradition in an Apostolic Text By Peter E. Enns in Bulletin for Biblical Research, 1996 The Meat-Market at Corinth (1 Corinthians 10:25) By David W.J. Gill in Tyndale Bulletin, November 1992 'Stronger Than He?' The Strength of 1 Corinthians 10:22B By Brian S. Rosner in Tyndale Bulletin, May 1992 1 Corinthians 11------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) Imitatio Christi (1 Corinthians 11:1): How Paul Imitates Jesus Christ in Dealing with Idol Food (1 Corinthians 8-10) By Seyoon Kim in Bulletin for Biblical Research, 2003 Promise and Warning: The Lord's Supper in 1 Corinthians By Craig R. Koester in Word & World, 1997 The Significance of 'Anti in 1 Corinthians 11:15 By Alan G. Padgett, in Tyndale Bulletin, 1994 Paul and Sexual Identity: 1 Corinthians 11.2-16 By Timothy Radcliffe OP in After Eve, Collins Marshall Pickering, 1990 The Divine Plan of Creation: 1 Cor 11:7 and Gen 2:18-24 By Thomas L. Thompson, from Women Priests, Paulist Press 1977 Unveiling Paul: Gendering Ethos in 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 Todd Penner & Caroline Vander Stichele, lectio difficilior, 2004 The Authority of the Voice: A Theological Reading of 1 Cor. 11.2-16 By Francis Watson, New Testament Studies, 2000 On Discerning the Body and Acknowledging the Head: Notes on I Corinthians 11 By Sarah Boss in The Way, 1990 1 Corinthians 11:17-27 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) 1 Corinthians 11:28-34 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) 1 Corinthians 12------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Showing the Body: Reflections on 1 Corinthians 12-13 for Epiphany By Dennis Ormseth in Word & World, 1986 "Spiritual gifts" or "spiritual persons"? 1 Corinthians 12:1a revisited By John D Ekem, Bible Society of Ghana, in Neotestamentica, 2004 “All Were Baptized” By Ronald E. Cottle, Pasadena City College, in Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 1975 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) 1 Corinthians 12:12-20 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) 1 Corinthians 12:21-26 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) 1 Corinthians 12:27-13:3 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) 1 Corinthians 13------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Burn or Boast? Keeping the 1 Corinthians 13,3 Debate in Balance By Andrew S. Malone in Biblica, 2009 “Tongues … Will Cease” By Robert L. Thomas, Talbot Theological Seminary, in Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 1975 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) 1 Corinthians 13:8-13 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) 1 Corinthians 14------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Corinthians 14:1-19 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) 1 Corinthians 14:20-33 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) Glossolalia and Propheteialalia: A Study of 1 Corinthians 14 By Charles D. Isbell in Wesley Theological Journal, 1975 Is Silence Golden? Paul and Women’s Speech in Corinth By Caroline Vander Stichele, Louvain Studies, 1995 The Social Matrix of Women's Speech at Corinth: The Context and Meaning of the Command to Silence in 1 Corinthians 14:33b-36 By Terence Paige in Bulletin for Biblical Research, 2002 The 'Command of the Lord' in 1 Cor 14,37 – a Saying of Jesus? By Christian Stettler, Biblica, 2006 Editorial Dilemma: The Interpolation of 1 Cor 14:34-35 in the Western Manuscripts of D, G and 88 By D.W. Odell-Scott in Biblical Theology Bulletin, Summer, 2000 1 Corinthians 14:34-40 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) 1 Corinthians 15------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transformation & Victory: The Resurrection Message of 1 Corinthians 15 By Stephen J. Bedard, pastor of Woodford Baptist Church and First Baptist Church, Meaford 1 Corinthians 15:3b-6a, 7 and the Bodily Resurrection of Jesus By Kirk R MacGregor, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, June 2006 Competing Pauline Eschatologies: An Exegetical Comparison of I Cor. 15 And II Cor. 5 By Jerry W. McCant in Wesley Theological Journal, 1994 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) On Removing a Trump Card: Flesh and Blood and the Reign of God By Andy Johnson, Nazarene Theological Seminary, in Bulletin for Biblical Research, 2003 1 Corinthians 15:11-28 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) Firstfruits and Death's Defeat: Metaphor in Paul's Rhetorical Strategy in 1 Cor 15:20-28 By Andy Johnson in Word & World, 1996 The Use of Psalms 8 and 110 in 1 Corinthians 15:25-27 and in Hebrews 1 and 2 By Wilber B. Wallis, Ph.D. in Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 1972 God, Christ, and All Things in 1 Corinthians 15:28 By Eberhard Jüngel in Word & World, 1998 A Treatise on 1Corinthians15.28 By St. Gregory of Nyssa 1 Corinthians 15:29-34 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) The Body in Resurrection: Science and Scripture on the “Spiritual Body” (1 Cor 15:35-58) By Alan G. Padgett in Word & World, 2002 1 Corinthians 15:35-46 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) Paul Confronts Paganism in the Church: A Case Study of First Corinthians 15:45 By Peter Jones, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, Dec 2006 1 Corinthians 15:47-58 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) 1 Corinthians 16------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Corinthians 16:1-9 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) 1 Corinthians 16:10-24 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) 1 Corinthians 1:1-3 -------- 1 Corinthians 1:3-9 ------------- 1 Corinthians 1:10-13, 17 1 Corinthians 1.22-25 ----- 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 ----------- 1 Corinthians 2:1-5 1 Corinthians 5:6b-8 ----- 1 Corinthians 6:13c-15a, 17-20 ----- 1 Corinthians 7:29-31 1 Corinthians 7:32-35 ----- 1 Corinthians 9:16-19, 22-23 ----- 1 Corinthians 10:1-6, 10-12 1 Corinthians 10:31-11.1 ----- 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 ----- 1 Corinthians 12:4-11 1 Corinthians 12:12-30 ----- 1 Corinthians 12:31-13:13 ----- 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 1 Corinthians 15:12, 16-20 ----- 1 Corinthians 15:45-49 ----- 1 Corinthians 15:54-58 Reflections on Sunday's Second Readings by Archbishop Daniel E. Pilarczyk of Cincinnati Introduction to the Second Letter to the Corinthians From the New American Bible 2 Corinthians From the NIV Bible: author, date, recipients, occasion, purposes, structure, unity, and outline 2 Corinthians: Introduction, Argument, and Outline By Daniel B. Wallace, professor of New Testament Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary 'Father' Imagery in 2 Corinthians 1-9 and Jewish Paternal Tradition By Anthony A. Myrick, University of Aberdeen, in Tyndale Bulletin, 1996 Commentary by Saint Thomas Aquinas on the Second Epistle to the Corinthians Translated by Fabian Larcher, O. P. The Second Letter to the Corinthians By Barry D. Smith of Atlantic Baptist Unniversity 2 Corinthians 2:14-4:6 and "New Covenant Hermeneuteics"--A Response to Richard Hays By Robert B. Jr. Sloan in Bulletin for Biblical Research, 1995 2 Corinthians 1------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 Corinthians 1:1-5 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) 2 Corinthians 1:6-11 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) 2 Corinthians 1:12-22 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) God's Yes (2 Corinthians 1:20) By Roy A. Harrisville in Word & World, 1991 2 Corinthians 1:23-2:11 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) 2 Corinthians 2------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 Corinthians 2:12-17 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) 2 Corinthians 3------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 'Lifting the Veil': The Challenges Posed by 2 Corinthians 3 By Thomas D. Stegman S.J., Boston College, in Studies in Christian-Jewish Relations, 2009 Did the Glory of Moses' Face Fade? A Reexamination of katargeo in 2 Corinthians 3:7-18 By William R. Baker in Bulletin for Biblical Research, 2000 2 Corinthians 3:1-6 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) 2 Corinthians 3:7-18 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) 2 Corinthians 4------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 Corinthians 4; 5:14-21 Anglican consultation in Bangalore, 2003 2 Corinthians 4:1-7 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) 2 Corinthians 4:8-18 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) 2 Corinthians 5------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 Corinthians 5:1-10 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) 2 Corinthians 5:11-21 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) 2 Corinthians 6------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 Corinthians 6:1-10 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) 2 Corinthians 6:11-7:1 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) 2 Corinthians 7------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 Corinthians 7:2-7 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) 2 Corinthians 7:8-13 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) 2 Corinthians 7:13-8:6 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) 2 Corinthians 8------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 Corinthians 8:7-15 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) 2 Corinthians 8:16-24 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) 2 Corinthians 9------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 Corinthians 9:1-9 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) 2 Corinthians 9:10-15 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) 2 Corinthians 10------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 Corinthians 10:1-6 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) Witchcraft Accusations in 2 Cor 10—13: Paul in Social Science Perspective By Jerome H. Neyrey, S.J. in Listening, 1986 2 Corinthians 10:7-18 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) 2 Corinthians 11------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 Corinthians 11:1-12 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) 2 Corinthians 11:13-21 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) 2 Corinthians 11:22: Historical Context, Rhetoric, and Ethnicity By Dennis Duling, Department of Religious Studies and Theology, Canisius College, in HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2008 2 Corinthians 11:21-33 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) 2 Corinthians 12------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 Corinthians 12:1-10 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) 2 Corinthians 12:11-15 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) 2 Corinthians 12:16-21 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) 2 Corinthians 13------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 Corinthians 13:1-9 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) 2 Corinthians 13:10-14 Homily by St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) Pentecost: Paul the Pastor in 2 Corinthians By David Fredrickson in Word & World, 1998 2 Corinthians 1:18-22 ----- 2 Corinthians 3:1b-6 ------------- 2 Corinthians 4.6-11 2 Corinthians 5:17-21 ----- 2 Corinthians 8:7,9,13-15 ------ 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 Reflections on Sunday's Second Readings by Archbishop Daniel E. 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