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Transformed in Christ : 1 Corinthians. [print]

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Transformative WordPublication details: Ashland : Lexham Press, (c)2021.Description: 55 pages : 20.5 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781683594819
  • 9781683594826
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BS2675.B287.T736 2021
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Contents:
Title Page -- Copyright -- Table of Contents
The Commercial Life of Corinth -- Rhetoric and the Cultural Life of Corinth -- First Corinthians as a Countercultural Document -- Overview -- The Theological Center of 1 Corinthians -- Reflection
The Impact of Paul's Conversion as Witnessed in 1 Corinthians -- First Corinthians 1-4 -- First Corinthians 5-16 -- Paul's Radical Reevaluation of Judaism -- Reflection
Reading Prayerfully; -- Reading with the Church -- Reading with Gratitude -- Reading with Humility -- Reading in Hope -- Reading with Love -- Understanding Paul's Message for Our Time and Culture -- Reflection
Paul's Understanding of God in the Cross -- The Corinthian Understanding of God in the Cross -- The Problem of a Crucified Savior -- The Issue of Rhetoric -- Reflection
Sex Really Is a Big Deal -- Sex Was a Big Deal in Corinth Too -- Paul's Theology of the Body -- Bad Theology Can Be Bad for Your (Bodily) Health -- Our Bodies Do Not Belong to Us -- The Body Is the Temple of the Holy Spirit -- What We Do with Our Bodies Matters -- Reflection
Remember the Weaker Brother (1 Corinthians 8) -- The Example of Paul's Lifestyle (1 Corinthians 9) -- Beware of Temptation (1 Corinthians 10:1-14) -- The Dynamic of Christian Fellowship (1 Corinthians 10:15-22) -- A Contradictory Summing Up? (1 Corinthians 10:23-30) -- Reflection
Spiritual Gifts in the Life of the Church -- The Church Is like a Human Body -- The Priority of Love -- The Outworking of Love in Worship -- Empowered by the Spirit -- Reflection
Paul's Teaching on the Resurrection -- Its Importance (15:1-2) -- Its Pedigree (15:3-4) -- The Evidence (15:5-11) -- The Corinthian View(s) -- "There Is No Resurrection of the Dead" (15:12) -- "If the Dead Are Not Raised at All, Why Are People Baptised for Them?" (15:29) -- "But Someone Will Ask, 'How Are the Dead Raised?' " (15:35-57) -- What If There Is No Resurrection of the Dead? -- The God Who Raises the Dead -- Reflection
How to Read 1 Corinthians -- Reading with Gratitude -- Reading with Humility -- Reading Wisely -- Reading in Hope -- Reading with Love -- Ending with a Challenge -- Reflection -- Recommended Reading.
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Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) G. Allen Fleece Library PAMPHLET Non-fiction BS2675.52.B287.T736 2021 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31923001735212

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Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1: A Guided Tour of Corinth -- The Commercial Life of Corinth -- Rhetoric and the Cultural Life of Corinth -- First Corinthians as a Countercultural Document -- Overview -- The Theological Center of 1 Corinthians -- Reflection

CHAPTER 2: I Once Was Blind but Now I See -- The Impact of Paul's Conversion as Witnessed in 1 Corinthians -- First Corinthians 1-4 -- First Corinthians 5-16 -- Paul's Radical Reevaluation of Judaism -- Reflection

CHAPTER 3: Reading 1 Corinthians with the Spirit's Help -- Reading Prayerfully; -- Reading with the Church -- Reading with Gratitude -- Reading with Humility -- Reading in Hope -- Reading with Love -- Understanding Paul's Message for Our Time and Culture -- Reflection

CHAPTER 4: Rehearing Paul's Message about the Cross -- Paul's Understanding of God in the Cross -- The Corinthian Understanding of God in the Cross -- The Problem of a Crucified Savior -- The Issue of Rhetoric -- Reflection

CHAPTER 5: Why Does Sex Matter so Much to Paul-And Should We Care? -- Sex Really Is a Big Deal -- Sex Was a Big Deal in Corinth Too -- Paul's Theology of the Body -- Bad Theology Can Be Bad for Your (Bodily) Health -- Our Bodies Do Not Belong to Us -- The Body Is the Temple of the Holy Spirit -- What We Do with Our Bodies Matters -- Reflection

CHAPTER 6: The Challenge of Economic Self-Interest -- Remember the Weaker Brother (1 Corinthians 8) -- The Example of Paul's Lifestyle (1 Corinthians 9) -- Beware of Temptation (1 Corinthians 10:1-14) -- The Dynamic of Christian Fellowship (1 Corinthians 10:15-22) -- A Contradictory Summing Up? (1 Corinthians 10:23-30) -- Reflection

CHAPTER 7: The Spirit in Christian Worship and Service -- Spiritual Gifts in the Life of the Church -- The Church Is like a Human Body -- The Priority of Love -- The Outworking of Love in Worship -- Empowered by the Spirit -- Reflection

CHAPTER 8: The Promise of Resurrection -- Paul's Teaching on the Resurrection -- Its Importance (15:1-2) -- Its Pedigree (15:3-4) -- The Evidence (15:5-11) -- The Corinthian View(s) -- "There Is No Resurrection of the Dead" (15:12) -- "If the Dead Are Not Raised at All, Why Are People Baptised for Them?" (15:29) -- "But Someone Will Ask, 'How Are the Dead Raised?' " (15:35-57) -- What If There Is No Resurrection of the Dead? -- The God Who Raises the Dead -- Reflection

CHAPTER 9: Where Does 1 Corinthians Take Us Next? -- How to Read 1 Corinthians -- Reading with Gratitude -- Reading with Humility -- Reading Wisely -- Reading in Hope -- Reading with Love -- Ending with a Challenge -- Reflection -- Recommended Reading.

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