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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:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781683594819
  • 9781683594826
  • 1683594827
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BS2675.52.B287.T736 2021
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Contents:
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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Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) G. Allen Fleece Library Pamphlets 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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