The First Letter to the Corinthians of Saint Paul Apostle to the Nations
This Letter of St. Paul, like all of his other Letters in the New Testament, is circumstantial. It was written to respond to certain provocations and to resolve specific problems or issues that had risen in the Church of Corinth. A careful and a thoughtful study of this Letter will reveal to us the main problems which the Church encounters in her life to the present day and their most illumined solutions as presented by St. Paul, the great Apostle to the Nations.
The significance of First Corinthians is truly great because it constitutes the main historical source for the life of the earliest Christian Churches in the Gentile world with their related problems about the faith, the ideas, and the administration.
Contents
Foreword |
p. 5 |
Introduction |
p. 9 |
A General Outline of the Letter |
p. 11 |
The Opening Preamble: 1:1-9 |
p. 13 |
Section One: 1:10-4:21. The Factions in the Church Chapter One |
p. 18 |
Chapter Two |
p. 27 |
Chapter Three |
p. 37 |
Chapter Four |
p. 46 |
Section Two: 5:1-7:40. The Standards of the Church on Moral Issues Chapter Five |
p. 54 |
Chapter Six |
p. 59 |
Chapter Seven |
p. 68 |
Section Three: 8: 8:1-11:1. Concerns Over Freedom in the Christian Life Chapter Eight |
p. 82 |
Chapter Nine |
p. 89 |
Chapter Ten |
p. 97 |
Section Four: 11:2-14:40. The Order of Christian Worship Chapter Eleven |
p. 111 |
Chapter Twelve |
p. 126 |
Chapter Thirteen |
p. 139 |
Chapter Fourteen |
p. 148 |
Section Five: 15:1-58. The Resurrection of Christ as Basis of Gospel and of Our Christian Hope Chapter Fifteen |
p. 163 |
The Epilogue to the Letter Chapter Sixteen: The Closing Remarks |
p. 190 |
Product Description
Paperback: |
194 Pages |
Publisher: |
Holy Cross Orthodox Press |
ISBN: |
978-1-935317-76-0 |
Product Dimensions: |
6 x 9 in |
Author: |
Bishop Gerasimos of Abydos |
Translator: |
Peter A. Chamberas |
Publication Year: |
2022 |