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Paul through Mediterranean Eyes: Cultural Studies in 1 Corinthians is unavailable, but you can change that!

Paul was a Hebrew of the Hebrews, steeped in the learning of his people. But he was also a Roman citizen who widely traveled the Mediterranean basin, and was very knowledgeable of the dominant Greek and Roman culture of his day. These two mighty rivers of influence converge in Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians. With razor-sharp attention to the text, Kenneth Bailey examines the cultural...

6. 5 that in every way you were enriched in him in all speech and all knowledge CHRIST SUSTAINED 6 as the testimony of Christ was sustained among you Among You (past & present) 7 so you are not lacking in any spiritual gift, 7. as you wait for the revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ; 8 who will sustain you to the end, LORD JESUS CHRIST guiltless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. Will Sustain You (present & future) Figure 1.0(4). Cameos 6–7 (1 Cor 1:5–8) The Corinthians were proud of their
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