REL 406 - Pauline Literature I

1 & 2 Corinthians and 1 & 2 Thessalonians

Study Topics and Assignments
Week 7 - 1 Corinthians, chapters 1-4
Scripture Readings
  • 1 Corinthians, chapters 1 - 4
Textbook Resources
  • pages 108 - 127
InterNet Resources
  • Links for this week - you do not have to download and read all the resources
    Visit the various sites, and make a note only what you feel you need for your studies. The Links will take you to 1 Corinthians, chapter 1. In most cases, there are links on that page which will lead you to the other chapters.
  • Other useful articles can be found by using Search Engines such as GoodSearch
  • Remember - always cite your sources
This Week's Assignment : Twenty Questions

Remember to cite your sources

  1. Who may Sosthenes have been
  2. Why is primary authorship attributed to Paul
  3. What Greek word does Paul use for the Church, and what does it imply
  4. In 1:3, how does Paul transform the usual Greek greeting to a more Christian usage
  5. From 1:5, with what have the Corinthian Christian been enriched
  6. From 1:7, how did the Christian world-view differ markedly from the Roman world-view
  7. From 1:10-11, what was one of the main problems in the Church in Corinth. How might this relate to churches today.
  8. What does the textbook have to say about the Greek word ἑρις
  9. Who may Crispus have been
  10. Who may Gaius have been
  11. How does Paul deal with the problems of divisions and strife
  12. What was the difference between contemporary oratory and the preaching of the Christian Gospel
  13. From 1:23, how did non-Christian Jews and Gentiles view the σκανδαλον of the Cross
  14. How does Paul deal with the problem of people from the social elite boasting about their status. How might this relate to churches today
  15. Compare Paul's oratorical strategy with those of Favorinus and Dio Chrysostom
  16. From 3:5-9, how does Paul describe his ministry, and that of Apollos, so as to deal with the problem of rivalry in the Church
  17. How would you apply 3:9-17, the picture of the building of a temple, to the individual Christian, and to the Church in a city
  18. How does Paul contrast the "wisdom of the world" with the "wisdom of God"
  19. From chapter 4, how does Paul describe his special relationship to the church in Corinth
  20. What indications does this section (chapters 1-4) give that there were Jewish Christian members of the Church in Corinth

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