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
- Who may Sosthenes have been
- Why is primary authorship attributed to Paul
- What Greek word does Paul use for the Church, and what does it imply
- In 1:3, how does Paul transform the usual Greek greeting to a more Christian usage
- From 1:5, with what have the Corinthian Christian been enriched
- From 1:7, how did the Christian world-view differ markedly from the Roman world-view
- From 1:10-11, what was one of the main problems in the Church in Corinth. How might this relate to churches today.
- What does the textbook have to say about the Greek word ἑρις
- Who may Crispus have been
- Who may Gaius have been
- How does Paul deal with the problems of divisions and strife
- What was the difference between contemporary oratory and the preaching of the Christian Gospel
- From 1:23, how did non-Christian Jews and Gentiles view the σκανδαλον of the Cross
- How does Paul deal with the problem of people from the social elite boasting about their status. How might this relate to churches today
- Compare Paul's oratorical strategy with those of Favorinus and Dio Chrysostom
- 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
- 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
- How does Paul contrast the "wisdom of the world" with the "wisdom of God"
- From chapter 4, how does Paul describe his special relationship to the church in Corinth
- What indications does this section (chapters 1-4) give that there were Jewish Christian members of the Church in Corinth
Use MSWord or a text editor such as Notepad to prepare and save your work, then submit it via the Blackboard-Turnitin page for the course.
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