First Corinthians

by Hays, Richard B.

• ISBN13: 9780664234409
• ISBN10: 0664234402
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-08-16
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Pr

Summary

Interpretation: A Bible Commentary for Teaching and Preaching is a distinctive resource for those who interpret the Bible in the church. Planned and written specifically for teaching and preaching needs, this critically acclaimed biblical commentary is a major contribution to scholarship and ministry.

Author Biography

Richard B. Hays is Dean and George Washington Ivey Professor of New Testament at Duke Divinity School in Durham, North Carolina. He is an internationally recognized scholar for his work on the letters of Paul and on New Testament ethics.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Outline of the Letter	p. 13
Opening the Letter: A Community Called By God 1 Corinthians 1:1-9	p. 15
Salutation	p. 15
Thanksgiving	p. 17
Reflections for Teachers and Preachers	p. 19
A Call for Unity in the Community 1 Corinthians 1:10ù4:21	p. 21
Factions in the Community	p. 21
Reflections for Teachers and Preachers	p. 25
The Foolishness of die Cross Excludes Boasting	p. 26
God's Foolishness and Human Wisdom (1:18-25)	p. 27
God's Calling Excludes Human Boasting (1:26-31)	p. 31
Preaching the Cross (2:1-5)	p. 35
Reflections for Teachers and Preachers	p. 36
Wisdom for die Mature	p. 39
God Reveals the Hidden Wisdom of the Cross through die Spirit (2:6-16)	p. 41
People of die Flesh (3:1-4)	p. 47
Interpretation
Reflections for Teachers and Preachers	p. 49
The Community and Its Leaders Belong to God	p. 51
Paul and Apollos as God's Field Hands (3:5-9)	p. 52
Our Construction Work Will Be Tested by Fire (3:10-15)	p. 53
The Church as God's Temple (3:16-17)	p. 56
Reprise and Summary: All Belongs to God (3:18-23)	p. 58
Reflections for Teachers and Preachers	p. 61
Direct Confrontation with Corinthian Boasters	p. 64
Servants Are to Be Judged Only by Their Lord (4:1-5)	p. 65
Puffed-Up Corinthians and Suffering Apostle (4:6-13)	p. 67
Fatherly Admonition to Paul's Corinthian Children (4:14-17)	p. 73
A Final Warning to the Boasters (4:18-21)	p. 75
Reflections for Teachers and Preachers	p. 76
A Call for Community Discipline 1 Corinthians 5:1ù6:20	p. 80
"Drive Out the Wicked Person from among You"	p. 80
Reflections for Teachers and Preachers	p. 88
Legal Disputes Should Be Handled within the Community	p. 92
Reflections for Teachers and Preachers	p. 98
"Glorify God in Your Body'	p. 101
Reflections for Teachers and Preachers	p. 107
Responses to Contested Issues in Corinth 1 Corinthians 7:1ù15;58	p. 110
Sex and Marriage at the Turn of the Ages	p. 111
Outline of 1 Corinthians 7	p. 112
Counsel for Corinthians in Various Marital Statuses	p. 113
General Rule: Remain as You Were When Called (7:17-24)	p. 122
Counsel for Engaged Couples: Remain as You Are (7:25-38)	p. 126
Reprise: Counsel for Wives and Widows (7:39-40)	p. 129
Reflections for Teachers and Preachers	p. 130
Idol Meat	p. 134
Knowledge Puffs Up, but Love Builds Up (8:1-13)	p. 136
Reflections for Teachers and Preachers	p. 143
The Apostolic Example of Renouncing : Rights (9:1-27)	p. 146
Reflections for Teachers and Preachers	p. 156
Warning against Idolatry (10:1-22)	p. 159
Reflections for Teachers and Preachers	p. 171
Conclusion: Use Your Freedom for the Glory of God (10:23ù11:1)	p. 174
Reflections for Teachers and Preachers	p. 180
Community Worship	p. 181
Hairstyles and Gender Distinctions (11:2-16)	p. 182
Reflections for Teachers and Preachers	p. 190
Interpretation
The Lord's Supper: Discerning the Body (11:17-34)	p. 192
Reflections for Teachers and Preachers	p. 203
Spiritual Manifestations in Worship (12:1ù14:40)	p. 206
Excursus: "Women should be silent in the churches" (14:34-35)	p. 245
Reflections for Teachers and Preachers	p. 249
The Resurrection of the Body	p. 252
The Resurrection of the Dead Is Constitutive of the Gospel (15:1-34)	p. 254
Resurrection Means Transformation of the Body (15:35-58)	p. 269
Reflections for Teachers and Preachers	p. 277
Concluding Matters: A Community Called to Love 1 Corinthians 16:1-24	p. 283
The Collection and Travel Plans	p. 284
Farewell	p. 288
Reflections for Teachers and Preachers	p. 293
Bibliography	p. 297
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