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1 Corinthians is a clear, up-to-date, and thoroughly understandable treatment of Paul’s letter to the church at Corinth, focusing attention on what the text actually means rather than scholarship about the text. It addresses many relevant issues, including sexual immorality, religious diversity, and the false teaching among leaders in Corinth. It also sheds light on how that culture affected the...

God’s eschatological wrath. Verse 29 mentions recognizing the body of the Lord. This statement should not be reduced to an abstract level. Rather, Paul speaks metaphorically about the concrete nature of the celebration, so that to recognize or discern the body (notice the absence of blood) means to comprehend and appropriate into one’s own life the transforming significance of Christ himself. “Body” metaphorically identifies the Christ event with its power to transform lives and create the new Christian
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