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Apostolic Christianity: Notes and Inferences Mainly Based on S. Paul’s Epistles to the Corinthians is unavailable, but you can change that!

Written primarily for clarification and direct interpretation, H. Hensley Henson directs his attention to providing a commentary on the Epistles to the Corinthians that emphasizes the importance of textual meaning over clerical doctrine.

the Apostle deals with it, but no farther. As a matter of fact the Corinthian disorders did affect, and that very closely, their treatment of the Eucharist, and, therefore, the Epistle designed to correct them is rich beyond all other New Testament writings, save the fourth Gospel, in sacramental teaching. But we must be careful to appreciate justly the language used: and, in order to do so, we must endeavour to place ourselves in the position of the Corinthians, and to understand the Apostle’s words
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