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First Corinthians:
you think you've
got problems!
Little
more than twenty years after Jesus’
death and resurrection, Paul wrote a letter to the tiny Christian
communities he had founded in the port city of Corinth, Greece. In
this correspondence, which we refer to as 1 Corinthians in our New
Testament, Paul addressed a large number of problems that were
plaguing these early Christians, including marriage and divorce,
divisions in the church, chaos in worship, and even some Christians’
denial of Jesus’ bodily resurrection. In this lecture-oriented
class, we’ll take a peek inside the lives and worship of the
earliest Christians. We’ll see that this letter is not merely a
scandalous expose of the Corinthian church, it is an invitation to
us all to get it right by embracing an authentic spirituality
grounded in Jesus.
This eight-week class was last offered in the Spring 2007 St. Andrew
Academy session.
Note: You may download these resources at no cost, for
personal use or for use in a Christian ministry, as long as you are not
publishing it for sale. All we ask is that you give credit where credit is
due. For all other uses, please contact me at "sengle" at "thebibleacademy.com" Thank you
You'll find here downloadable files of the
syllabus and the
overhead
slides from the class as well as
and the downloadable files of the weekly
bible reading worksheets. The worksheets are a guide to
weekly Bible readings.
Syllabus -- this will guide you
to the course's structure
Weekly
Overheads and Handouts (outline from Richard Hay's commentary)
Week 1
-- Paul and Corinth; note: the week 1 files are very large, with many photos
Week 2
-- A call to unity in the community
Week 3
-- A call for community discipline
Week 4
-- Sex and marriage at the turn of the ages
Week 5
-- Idol meat
Week 6
-- Community worship
Week 7
-- The resurrection of the body
Week 8
-- A community called to love
Weekly Bible Reading Worksheets
Download worksheet for week 2
Download worksheet for week 3
Download worksheet for week 4
Download worksheet for week 5
Download worksheet for week 6
Download worksheet for week 7
Download worksheet for week 8
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