sparta. chenchreae. corinth. athens. delphi. thessalonica. philippi. troy. ephesus
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Brief History of Corinth• Prosperous city of ancient Greece
• Destroyed by Romans in 146 BCE
• Re-founded as a Roman colony in 44 BCE– Settled by libertini from Italy– Exempt from taxes– Roman law– Roman citizenship
A atrium (formal entrance hall)Al ala ("wings" opening from atrium)C cubiculum (small room; bedroom)Cu culina (kitchen) E exedra (garden room)P peristylium (colonnaded garden)T taberna (shop)Ta tablinum (office; study)Tri triclinium (dining room) V vestibulum (entrance hall) Taken from the VRoma Project.
Roman Atrium House
Important Events for Paul and Corinth
1. Paul visits Corinth (Acts 18:18)
2. Receives new from Corinthians
3. Writes letter (Letter A) - mentioned in 1 Cor 5:9
4. Apollos and Peter visit Corinth (Acts 19:1)
5. Gets oral report from Chloe (1:11) and others (16:17)
6. Corinthians write to Paul (7:1, 25, etc)
7. Paul writes 1 Corinthians from Ephesus (Letter B)
Outline of 1 Corinthians
1–4 Oral report from Chloe’s people about divisions
5–6 Oral report from others about sexuality and lawsuits
7–16 Answers to their questions
7 male/female relationships
8–10 food sacrificed to idols
11 Men and Women/The Lord’s Supper
12–14 Spiritual gifts
15 Resurrection
16 Collection
Divisions in the Church• 1:10–17• Meaning of Baptism• Paul proclaimed Jesus• Developed little cliques• Paul baptized
– Crispus - synagogue leader - Acts 18:8
– Gaius - host to Paul and church - Romans 16:23
– Stephanas - firstfruits and leader - 1 Cor 16:15–17
Wisdom and Foolishness1 Cor 1:18–31
• Wisdom
– human understanding
– for the elite
– demonstrated rhetorically
– attracted a great following
• Why is the cross foolish?
– Curse
– Terrorist
– Shameful
• The system of the world is overturned in the message of theologia crucis
Sexuality• Problems in the congregation
– Man with stepmother (ch. 5)
– prostitution (6:15–20)
– vice list (6:9-11)• malakoi - effeminate• arsenokoiteis - bed with men
• marriage
– 7:1 - Paul or the Corinthians?
– 7:2, 9 - Their unique situation in Corinth?
– 7:29 - eschatological
– 7:7 - appreciate singleness
– 7:2–4 - equality between men and women
Tongues• 1 Cor 2:12-13 - Paul teaches with spiritual
words
• Paul reminds them that the Spirit gives many different gifts (12)
• The perfect has not yet come 13:10
• 14:12–19– Don’t despise tongues (14:18)– Do it for the edification of the church 14:27–33
Resurrection
• no resurrection of the dead 15:12
• then the gospel is false 15:16–19
• Resurrection body - 15:42–44– pneumaticos soma
• 15:50–57
Paul and the Corinthians• Paul makes a “painful visit” to Corinth (2 Cor 2:1)
– someone insults him
– Corinthians do not defend him
• Writes a “tearful letter” (2 Cor 2:4)
• Titus brings news of the community (2 Cor 7:5–10)
• Paul writes 2 Corinthians from Macedonia (Acts 20:1)
• Paul visits Corinth on third missionary journey (2 Cor 12:14; 13:1–2; Acts 20)
Paul’s EschatologyDoes it disagree with Jesus?
• 2 Cor 5:1–5
• Paul is being afflicted (4:17; 1:3–7)– We groan in this life
• God prepares for us eternal life
• Paul prefers to be with the Lord
• He keeps living to please God (2 Cor 5:9)
The Collection2 Corinthians 8–9
• Others are giving (8:2–3)
• They have started to give (8:10–11)
• Jesus is the example (8:9; Phil 2)
• Principles– readiness– what a person has– not under compulsion (9:7)– for equality – for thanksgiving to God (9:12)
Super Apostles• Early hints about them
– 2:17 - trade on the word of God– 3:1 - require letters of commendation– 5:12 - boast in appearance
• Features– accept patronage– says Paul is weak in appearance (2 Cor 10:10–
11)
Super Apostles• Content
– Preach another Jesus (11:2–3)– Satan’s ministers (11:13–15)
• Background– Jewish?
• Moses (3:7)
• Jewish background (11:21–22)
– Hellenist Spiritualists?
• More about form than content