Geography: Corinth: Connecting land on main east/west trade route, place for trade, dry canal History: A city with two eras: 1. Classical to the destruction !y the "omans in 1#$ %C &. "oman from the re!uilding of the city !y 'ulius Caesar in ## %C - Classical Corinth: not ideal place to !e - "oman destruction in 1#$ %C - Roman reconstruction in ## %C made into a colony (Colonia Laus 'ulia Corinthiensis) "oman law, Latin as language "ich & *oor Could prosper (rich, surface economy), !ut not e+eryone did (ma,ority poor) -eat of the "oman pro+incial go+t. Gallio (Acts 1..1&1/) -uper+ision of the 0sthmian Games (winning crown of glory) "eligious pluralism (many gods1responding to idolatry) 2andering thru the city 3iol4os *aul & Corinthians 5ounded on *aul6s & nd 7' (Acts 1..11.) Apollos went to the city (Acts 1..&/18.1 & Cor. 9.#$) *aul6s :first letter; to the church (1 Cor. is not first) / (1 Cor. <.819) =he report from Chloe6s household & the letter to *aul (1 Cor. 1.11 & 1 Cor. /.1) 1 Corinthians written > as a response
=imothy also sent (1 Cor. #.1/ & 1$.1?11)
17 For this reason I have sent to you Timothy, my son whom I love, who is faithful in the Corinthians Lord. He will remind you of my way of life in Christ Jesus, which agrees with what I teach everywhere in every church. *aul6s :painful +isit; (& Cor. 19.1&@ 1&.1#@ &.1&) =he :sorrowful letter: (& Cor. &.#@ /..) =itus6 +isit =itus: Gentile, *aul6s trou!leshooter (& Cor. /.<. !rought Asorrowful letter6 > see also &.1&19) & Corinthians written *romise of a 9 rd +isit (& Cor. 1&.1#@ 19.1) (1 & & Clement written to church B end of 1 st century A3) 14 I am writing this not to shame you but to warn you as my dear children. 15 Even if you had ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers, for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gosel. 16 Therefore I urge you to imitate me. !" Cor. #."#$ "%& :3ear Corinthians; 1 Corinthians C response to report & answer to letter 0ntro: Greetings to & =han4sgi+ing for Corinthian church "eproofs in "esponse to "eports !y the Household of Chloe "eplies to Duestions "aised in a Letter from the Corinthians Conclusion Corinthians in ConteEt On the divisions (1.1?#.&1) - (1.1?1/) Division - (1.1.&8) Cross & Wisdom1*reaching the cross, not wisdom - Division On sexual immorality (<.119 & $.1&&?) *rostitution condoned, not condemned :Christian Li!erty;: 1. :F+erything is permissi!le; &. :5ood for the stomach, stomach for the food; %G= *aul says !ody is for Christ On lawsuits ($.111) for re+enge, not ,ustice !etter to !e wrong than do wrong *aul wants !elie+ers to settle disputes !etween them On marriage (/.198) Corinthians Gift of singleness, some marriage change of status the unmarried On eating idol meats & Christian liberty (..111.1) community concerns a!o+e freedom (sometimes restricting freedom for the !enefit of someone else) On worship (ch. 111#) head co+erings (11.#/) the Lord6s supper (11.1/9#) social di+ision / Christian unity the fits of the -pirit (ch. 1&1#) gifts for the !enefit of others, to !e used in lo+e On the resurrection (1<.1<.) denial of resurrection of dead/!elie+er C denial of resurrection of Christ (1 =hs. #.19) !/c Christ has !een raised, we will rise too our thoughts a!out death1su!ChristianH God6s sal+ation eEtends to e+erything we are, including our !odies. Christ & Culture