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1 Corinthians: Interpreted by Early Christian Commentators is unavailable, but you can change that!

Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians, one of the earliest Christian writings, had enormous influence on the formation of Christian teaching. In this Church’s Bible volume Judith L. Kovacs weaves comments from all the commentaries and sermon series written in Latin or Greek between the years 250 and 800, illustrating the historic Christian understanding of this crucial text. The church fathers...

became our head since we consist of soul and body; therefore, our bodies are also members of him. So if anyone, from a desire to commit fornication, had little value in his own eyes and was despising himself, let him not despise Christ in himself. Let him not say, I will do it, I am of no account, for all flesh is grass (Isa 40:6). Your body is a member of Christ. Where were you headed? Come back! From what precipice were you eager to hurl yourself? Have mercy on Christ in yourself, recognize Christ
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