1Corinthians,Paul's Epistle To The

The True first letter to the Corinthians,1Co5:9

Courtesy of James Earl Jones(Bible Audio)1Corinthians


Chapter 1-5

Chapter 6-9

Chapter 10-13

Chapter 14-16

Saul[Hebrew name Saul, meaning "asked for"; Paul L. Paulum (nom. Paulus), Roman surname of the Aemilian gens, lit. "small" ]1Cr 15:9



Background:This and the following letter to a church in the Greek cuty of Cirinth which Paul had visited(Ac18:1-21).Paul had heard that there were various problems in the church:church politics(1-4);moral problems(5), Christian thaking each other to court(6),marriage(7), special difficulties arising from living in a city full of temples to various gods(8-10),organization of worship (11-14)and intellectual problems with life after death(15. 16chapters)



Author:Paul(1:1;16:21,See Romans)




Date and Location:Probably wrote 1Co(actually 2Cor,1Cor is a short letter)near the end of his time in Ephesus,c.Ad56(Ac18:1-17;19:1-10;20:31)


Recipients:The Church at Corinth(4:12Ac18:1-17;2Co11:9;12:13)



Purpose:
-To address problems in the Church,1-6
-To answer the questions,7-16:4
-Tells his plans to visit them,16:5-9



Unique Features:
-reveal more about the characteristic of the early church
-one of the most practical NT epistles,offering advice both tender and severe
-condemns both Theological and social partisanship,1-4;11:17-22
-most extensive discusssion of spiritual truth,12-14

Comparison:
*Ro-teaches of salvation;1Co.-teaches on Church Life


*Rom. and Gal.-Christian Doctrine;1st and 2nd Corinthians-Christian Ethics
*Rom. and Eph.-Christian Unity



Abbreviations:1Cor./ 1Co./1Cr.

Mv:Eph 5:25

Bib1yr:Gal.2Peter and Paul