RT Book T1 The First Letter to the Corinthians T2 The Pillar New Testament Commentary (PNTC) A1 Ciampa, Roy E. A2 Rosner, Brian S. LA English PP Chicago PB Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. YR 2010 UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1765875455 AB Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Editor's Preface -- Authors' Preface -- Chief Abbreviations -- Select Bibliography -- Introduction -- I. The Church in Corinth -- A. Roman Corinth -- B. The Church "Belonging to God" -- II. The Identity and Aims of the Apostle Paul -- A. Paul the Jew -- B. Paul the Roman Citizen -- C. Paul the Follower of Jesus -- D. Paul the Eschatological Herald -- E. Paul the Apostle to the Gentiles -- 1. The Dynamics of Pagan Sin-Romans 1 -- 2. Gentile Conversion-1 Thessalonians 1:9-10 -- 3. Paul's Missionary Agenda-Romans 15 -- III. The Interpretation of 1 Corinthians -- A. The Structure of 1 Corinthians -- B. The Argument of 1 Corinthians -- C. The Biblical-Theological Framework of 1 Corinthians -- 1. Two Key Old Testament Texts -- 2. Four Key Themes -- D. 1 Corinthians in Recent Research -- 1. Biblical and Jewish Background -- 2. Greco-Roman Foreground -- 3. The Social Sciences -- 4. Classical Rhetoric -- 5. Theology and Exposition -- E. Some Features of This Commentary -- 1. The Use of Greek and the Question of Verbal Aspect -- 2. The Format of Major Sections -- 3. The Value of 1 Corinthians -- 4. A Biblical/Jewish Approach to the Letter -- Commentary on 1 Corinthians -- I. Letter Opening, 1:1-9 -- A. Salutation, 1:1-3 -- 1. The Sender(s): Paul, Apostle of Jesus Christ (and Sosthenes), 1:1 -- 2. The Addressees: The Church in Corinth as God's Holy People under the Universal Lordship of Christ, 1:2 -- 3. The Greeting: Divine Eschatological Blessing, 1:3 -- B. Thanksgiving, 1:4-9 -- 1. For the Grace of God Already Received in Christ, 1:4-6 -- 2. For the Gifts of Grace Which Sustain Us Until Our Anticipated Approval by God on the Day of the Lord Jesus, 1:7-9 -- II. True and False Wisdom and Corinthian Factionalism, 1:10-4:17 -- A. Request for Unity, 1:10-17 -- 1. Initial Request, 1:10. NO Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources SN 9781467426947 K1 Electronic books