FIRST CORINTHIANS
A New Translation with
Introduction and Commentary
JOSEPH A. FITZMYER, S.J.
VOLUME 32
THE ANCHOR YALE BIBLE
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at Georgetown University
Dead Sea Scrolls and Related Texts
FIRST LETTER TO THE CORINTHIANS: TRANSLATION
I. Corinth: The City and Its History
III. Paul’s Relation to Corinth and Its Church
IV. The First Letter to the Corinthians
V. The Form of First Corinthians
VI. The Greek Text of First Corinthians
VIII. Pauline Teaching in First Corinthians
A. Christology, Teaching about Christ Jesus
B. Theology Proper, Teaching about God
C. Pneumatology, Teaching about God’s Spirit
D. Ecclesiology, Teaching about the Church
E. Anthropology, Teaching about Human Beings
1 Address and Greeting (1:1–3)
II. Scandals Reported Orally to Paul about the Corinthian Church (1:10–6:20)
A. Scandal of Preacher-Factions: Its Fact and Roots (1:10–4:21)
3 a. Dissensions in the Corinthian Church (1:10–17)
4 b. False and Correct Ideas of Wisdom (1:18–31)
5 c. Paul Preaches God’s Wisdom Revealed through the Spirit (2:1–3:4)
6 d. False Idea of the Role of Preachers Corrected (3:5–17)
7 e. Admonition about Preachers and Wisdom (3:18–23)
8 f. Think of Paul and Apollos as Lowly Servants of Christ (4:1–21)
9 B. Scandal of Incest and Association with Immoral People (5:1–13)
10 C. Scandal of Christians Haling One Another into Pagan Courts (6:1–11)
11 D. Scandal of Prostitution (6:12–20)
III. Answers to Queries about Moral and Liturgical Problems (7:1–14:40)
A. Marriage and Celibacy in the Passing World (7:1–40)
12 a. Marriage Is Good, Celibacy Is Good: Their Obligations and Place (7:1–9)
13 b. The Lord’s Command: No Divorce (7:10–11)
14 c. Paul’s Advice: Peaceful Mixed Marriage, but Pauline Concession (7:12–16)
15 d. Basic Principle: Remain in the Status in Which You Were Called (7:17–24)
16 e. Advantage of Virginity (7:25–35)
17 f. Marriage of a Virgin in Certain Conditions (7:36–38)
18 g. Marriage of a Widow (7:39–40)
B. Freedom and the Eating of Meat Sacrificed to Idols (8:1–11:1)
19 a. Idol Meat and the Role of Knowledge and Love in Christian Fellowship (8:1–13)...
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About First Corinthians: A New Translation with Introduction and CommentaryThis new translation of First Corinthians includes an introduction and extensive commentary that has been composed to explain the religious meaning of this Pauline epistle. Joseph Fitzmyer discusses all the usual introductory problems associated with the epistle, including issues of its authorship, time of composition, and purpose, and he also presents a complete outline. The author analyzes the epistle, pericope-by-pericope, discussing the meaning of each one in a comment and explaining details in the notes. The book supplies a bibliography on the various passages and problems for readers who wish to investigate further, and useful indexes complete the volume. First Corinthians will be of interest to general readers who wish to learn more about the Pauline letters, and also to pastors, college and university teachers, graduate students studying the Bible, and professors of Biblical studies. |
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