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Alan F. Johnson’s deft analysis of 1 Corinthians features an introduction that explores the social, cultural and historical background of the city and its people. Rounding out the introduction, Johnson discusses the letter’s occasion and date, authorship and purpose, and major theological themes. His passage-by-passage commentary follows, seeking to explain what the letter of 1 Corinthians means...

the Passover meal (Lk 22:7–20). In Paul’s account there are six actions that encompass the ceremony: (1) took bread, (2) gave thanks to God, (3) broke the bread, (4) spoke the words “This is my body,” (5) took the cup, and (6) made reference to his blood and the new covenant. The complete Passover celebration involved a longer and more detailed ritual (Seder). We can find elements of this longer ceremony in the Gospel accounts of the Last Supper. For example, Luke records not one but two cups (Lk
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