REL 406 - Pauline Literature I
1 & 2 Corinthians and 1 & 2 Thessalonians
Study Topics and Assignments
Week 13 - 2 Corinthians, chapters 1-3
Scripture Readings
- 2 Corinthians, chapters 1 - 3
Textbook Readings
- pages 195 - 213
InterNet Links for this assignment
- 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 an index page for 1 Corinthians, or to 1 Corinthians, chapter 5 - 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
- What were the probable events which took place between the writing of 1 and 2 Corinthians - see textbook, pages 195-6
- According to the textbook, what problems still remained in Corinth
- According to the textbook, about how many people could gather together in one of the Roman villas in Corinth
- How did Paul change the standard opening salutation of a Greek letter - χαιρειν ! and also add a typical Jewish greeting to this Epistle
- According to the textbook, how do verses 1:8-18, 1:23, & 2:1-4 fit in with Paul's circumstances and his postponed visit to Corinth
- According to the textbook, what was a general view of philosophers in the Graeco-Roman world at this time
- The section 2 Corinthians 2:5-9 might relate to a person described in 1 Corinthians - if so, what had he done, and what were Paul's instructions to the Church on how to deal with him
- According to the textbook, why did Paul not stay long in Troas
- From 2 Corinthians 3:1-3, how does Paul express his relationship to the Corinthian Christians
- To what events in the Old Testament does 2 Corinthians 3:7 refer? include chapter and verse reference
- According to the Didache, how can a Christian community discern whether or not a prophet or teacher is false? Didache is pronounced did-ah-KAY
- Roughly when was the Didache written
- What was the great difference between Paul's preaching and the teachings of the philosophers
- According to the textbook, how were letters of recommendation used in the Graeco-Roman world
- Who was Erastus
- What is the Erastus Inscription
- According to Philo of Alexandria, what happened at a gathering at the synagogue
- Who was the ruler of the synagogue in Corinth at the time of Paul's first visit, and what happened to him
- According to the textbook, what two types of transformative events does Paul describe in his epistles
- According to the textbook, what was the difference between the views of Jewish writers of the period, and Paul, with regard to the transforming work of God.
Remember to cite your sources
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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