The First Epistle to the Corinthians
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The First Epistle
to the

CORINTHIANS

Gordon D. Fee

William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Copyright © 1987 Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.

255 Jefferson Ave. S.E., Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:

Fee, Gordon D.

The First Epistle to the Corinthians.

(The New international commentary on the New Testament)

Includes indexes.

1. Bible. N.T. Corinthians, 1st—Commentaries.

I. Title._II. Series

BS2675.3.F43 1987 227´.2077 87–9270

ISBN 0-8028-2288-6

Scripture taken from the HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION.

Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by the International Bible Society.

Used by permission of Zondervan Bible Publishers.

For

Wayne Kraiss

with appreciation

CONTENTS

Editor’s Preface

Author’s Preface

Abbreviations

Selected Bibliography

INTRODUCTION

i. The City and Its People

ii. The Church and Its Apostle

iii. Some Critical Questions

iv. Theological Contributions

ANALYSIS OF 1 CORINTHIANS (with page references)

TEXT, EXPOSITION, AND NOTES

i. Introduction (1:1–9)

ii. In Response to Reports (1:10–6:21

iii. In Response to the Corinthian Letter (7:1–16:12)

iv. Concluding Matters (16:13–24)

INDEXES

Subjects

Authors

Scripture References

Early Extrabiblical Literature

EDITOR’S PREFACE

In accordance with the policy of keeping the New International Commentary on the New Testament up to date, by revision or replacement, a new volume on 1 Corinthians is now presented.

The original NICNT volume on 1 Corinthians was one of the earliest in the series: it was published in 1953, and was the work of the veteran Dutch scholar Dr. F. W. Grosheide, who for over forty years had been Professor of New Testament at the Free University of Amsterdam. Since its appearance a full generation has elapsed. The study of 1 Corinthians—one of the most exciting of Paul’s letters—has been energetically pursued. New problems have emerged and new questions have been asked, and on all of these today’s reader expects to find some help.

Dr. Gordon Fee is fully abreast of these issues and is well qualified to give the required help. He is best known in the world of New Testament scholarship for his expertise in textual criticism, but his exegetical gifts have been continuously exercised during his years of teaching at Wheaton College, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and now Regent College, Vancouver, as well as in his commentary on the Pastoral Epistles.

He treats the successive sections of 1 Corinthians with an eye to the place of each in the overall development of the letter and its argument; he treats the letter itself in the context of the epistolary exchanges between Paul and the Corinthian church as well as in its historical, cultural, and social setting. Some elusive questions arise with regard to the Corinthian Christians’ unexpressed presuppositions—presuppositions of which Paul had to take account when he was dictating the letter and of which we must be made aware when reading it. ...

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About The First Epistle to the Corinthians

This award-winning commentary on 1 Corinthians by Gordon D. Fee has been lauded as the best study now available of Paul’s exciting and theologically rich first letter to the Corinthians.

Writing primarily for pastors, teachers, and students, Fee offers a readable exposition of 1 Corinthians that clearly describes the meaning of Paul’s ideas and their larger theological relevance. The more scholarly dimension of the work, including Fee’s considerable interaction with other commentators, is found in the footnotes.

Several features make this commentary unique. First, Fee takes great care to establish the all-important historical/literary context of this letter by including numerous sectional introductions that reconstruct the historical background and trace the flow of Paul’s argument. Fee is also concerned to exegete the whole book from a consistent perspective as to the historical situation. Second, Fee’s expertise in textual criticism has led him to discuss every exegetically significant variant, some at considerable length. Third, Fee concludes almost every paragraph with some observations about application—illustrating his deep concern that the Word of God be a living word for today.

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