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1 Corinthians
2:1-16
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| Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
 | Comparative World Scriptures from United
Communities of Spirit:
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"Eye, Ear, Mind," The Jesus Database, an online annotated inventory of
the traditions concerning the life and teachings of Jesus. Dr. Gregory C.
Jenks, FaithFutures Foundation. |
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Chapter XXXIV
of The First Epistle to the Corinthians,
Clement of Rome (ca.
96). |
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Chapter XI,
The Epistle of Ignatius to the Trallians,
Ignatius of Antioch (c. 110).
(Longer version only - 4th cent interpolation.) |
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Chapter II, The
Martyrdom of Polycarp (ca. 156). |
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I.VIII.3,
I.VIII.4,
II.XXVIII.7,
III.II.1,
IV.XXXIII.1,
IV.XXXIII.15,
V.VI.1,
V.VIII.4,
V.XXXVI.3, Adversus
Haereses,
Irenaeus of Lyons.
(c. 180) |
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Chapter XIV, To
Autolycus,
Theophilus of
Antioch (shortly after 180) |
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Chapter X,
Chapter XII, Exhortation
to the Greeks,
Clement of
Alexandria (c 200) |
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I.6,
II.13,
III.12, Paedagogus,
Clement of Alexandria (c 200) |
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I.11,
I.17,
II.2,
II.4,
V.1,
V.4,
V.10,
V.12,
VI.18, Stromata,
Clement of Alexandria (c 200) |
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Chapter XVIII,
Against Hermogenes,
Tertullian (c.
205) |
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II.2, Against
Marcion,
Tertullian
(c. 208) |
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Chapter V, On
the Flesh of Christ,
Tertullian (c.
211) |
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Chapter
XXVI, On the Resurrection of the Flesh,
Tertullian
(c. 211) |
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V.6, Against
Marcion,
Tertullian
(c. 212) |
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Chapter
VIII,
Chapter
XIX, Against Praxeas,
Tertullian
(c. 213) |
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Chapter VIII,
Chapter IX,
Chapter
XIV, On Modesty,
Tertullian
(c. 217) |
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I.III.4,
III.II.1,
III.III.1, 2,
III.VI.4,
First Principles (De Principiis),
Origen. (c.225) |
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V.III,
V.XIX,
V.XXI,
V.XXII,
VI.XXIX,
VII.XIV,
The
Refutation of all Heresies (Philosophumena),
Hippolytus of Rome.
(c. 225) |
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I.3,
I.6,
I.10,
II.15, Commentary
on the Gospel of John,
Origen.
(c.228) |
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IV.Summary.31,
First Principles (De Principiis),
Origen /
Rufinus (c.230) |
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VI.32,
X.18, Commentary
on the Gospel of John, Philocalia [anthology of Origen prepared by St. Basil and St.
Gregory Nazianzen],
Origen.
(c.230) |
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I.LXII,
II.XXIV,
II.LXVI,
III.XIX,
III.LIX,
III.LXI,
IV.XXX,
VI.II,
VI.LXXI, Against
Celsus,
Origen.
(c.246) |
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XII.18,
XIII.2,
XIII.3,
XIII.8,
XIV.6,
XIV.11,
XIV.14, Commentary
on the Gospel of Matthew,
Origen. (c.247) |
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Statement of Faith,
Athanasius of
Alexandria, c. 330. |
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Part 53,
Part 57,
On the Incarnation of the Word,
Athanasius of Alexandria, c. 318. |
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Chapter XXV,
Chapter XXVI, Proslogium,
Anselm of
Canterbury, 1077-1078. |
| From the Geneva Notes.
 | "He contrasts weakness with
excellency of words, and therefore joins with it fear and trembling,
which are companions of true modesty, not such fear and trembling as
terrify the conscience, but such as are contrary to vanity and pride." |
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| From
Matthew Henry's
Commentary.
| "There are many things which people
would not do, if they knew the wisdom of God in the great work of
redemption." |
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| The Knowledge of
Jesus Christ, The Best Knowledge (1 Cor 2:2): sermon by George Whitefield
(1714-1770). |
| From Wesley's
Notes.
| "This spirit is not properly
received; for the men of the world always had it. But Christians receive
the Spirit of God, which before they had not." |
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| From the Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
| "We speak as dealing with a mystery;
that is not something to be kept hidden, but what heretofore was so, but
is now revealed. Whereas the pagan mysteries were revealed only to a
chosen few, the Gospel mysteries were made known to all who would obey
the truth." |
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| From The
People's New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
| "A man's spirit knows all his
secrets, though these are unknown to another man. So God's Spirit knows
the Divine secrets, and imparts these wherever he dwells in full measure
as the Spirit of knowledge." |
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| Contemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
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1 Corinthians 2:1-13, "Jesus Christ and Him Crucified": Epiphany Texts
from First Corinthians, Terrance L. Dinovo, Word & World Texts in
Context,
Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary, 1995. |
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"The Mind of
Christ - Your Mind,"
Preacher's Magazine, 2006: Listening to the Text,
Engaging the Text, Preaching the Text. |
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"Christ
Crucified,"
"The Hidden Wisdom of God," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible
Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed
textual notes. |
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| Articles & Background:
| "1
Corinthians 1:10 - 4:21: Ideology of Power," Dr. Vernon Robbins. From
The
Tapestry of Early Christian Discourse: Rhetoric, Society and Ideology, London:
Routledge, 1996.
| "In [Castelli's] view, Paul's
discourse in 1 Corinthians 1-4 constructs a 'special position', 'a privileged position
from which to speak' (p. 108) which interpreters need to assess carefully in relation to
other voices in New Testament literature." |
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"Epideictic Rhetoric in
Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 1 - 4," Joop F.M. Smit,
Biblica 2003.
| "In this article an overview is given
of the main characteristics of the epideictic genre and in the light of
this it is argued that in 1 Cor 1–4 Paul presents the four types of this
genre..." |
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"Wisdom for the Perfect: Paul's Challenge to the
Corinthian Church (1 Corinthians 2:6-16,"
Sigurd Grindheim, Journal of Biblical Literature, 2002.
(This URL links entire journal in one .pdf file. Slow connections will
require long download times.) |
| "The
Holy Spirit and Hermeneutics (1 Corinthians 2:12-14)," by Daniel B. Wallace,
Associate Professor of New Testament Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary.
| "It is important to articulate one’s
position in such a way that we recognize the unique revelatory status of
Scripture. That is, we must not say that the Spirit adds more revelation
to the written Word." |
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"Preaching
the Gospel in Academy and Society," William C. Placher, Wabash
College. Theology Today, 1992.
| "We are often tempted to
accept our welcome as, first of all, colleagues in the academy or
citizens of the nation. As Christians, we need to recognize the
goods that academy and nation serve and participate in that service
as we are called. But we need to remember that these are not our
first callings. First of all, we live in solidarity with our fellow
Christians and with the oppressed of the earth because, first of
all, we are who we are, people reconciled with God, people with
hope, only in solidarity with the crucified Jesus." |
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"Learning
Jesus," Luke Timothy Johnson. Spiritual intimacy through Christ, adapted from
Living
Jesus: Learning the Heart of the Gospel (1999). Republished at
Religion OnLine.
| "It is better to speak of
"learning Jesus," rather than of "knowing Jesus," because we are
concerned with a process rather than a product." |
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"Apocalyptic Transformation in Paul's Discourse on the Cross," Alexandra
R. Brown, Volume XVI, Number 4, Word & World,
Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary, 1996.
| "Paul's discourse on the cross works as an apocalyptic
'speech-act,' the agent of a perceptual shift that transfers the believer
from a false reality to the authentic reality characterized by having the
'mind of Christ'." |
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| Articles in
ATLAS Journals. (Direct link when you are
subscribed and logged in to
ATLASerials online collection of Religion and Theology Journals.):
| Cousar, Charles B.,
"Paul and the Death of Jesus," Interpretation, 1998. |
| Dinovo, "'Jesus Christ and Him
Crucified': Epiphany Texts from First Corinthians," Word & World,
1995.
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| Fiore, Benjamin, S.J., "'Covert Allusion' in 1
Corinthians 1-4," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1985.
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| Grindheim, Sigurd,
"Wisdom for the Perfect: Paul's Challenge to the Corinthian Church (1
Corinthians 2:6-16)," Journal of Biblical Literature, 2002. |
| Ker, Donald P.,
"Paul and Apollos--Colleagues or Rivals," Journal for the Study of
the New Testament, 2000.
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| Lampe, Peter, "Theological Wisdom and
the 'Word about the Cross,'" Interpretation, 1990.
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| Pathrapankal, Joseph, "From
Aeropagus to Corinth (Acts 17:22-31; 1 Cor 2:15) A Study on the
Transition from the Power of Knowledge to the Power of the Spirit,"
Mission Studies, 2006.
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| Polhill, John B., "The Wisdom of God and
Factionalism: 1 Corinthians 1-4," Review and Expositor, 1983.
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| Smit, Joop F.M.,
"'What Is Apollos? What Is Paul?' In Search for the Coherence of First
Corinthians 1:10-4:21," Novum Testamentum, 2002.
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| Sundberg, Walter, "Satan the Enemy," Word & World,
2008.
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| Walker, William O., Jr.,
"1 Corinthians 2.6-16: A Non-Pauline Interpolation?" Journal for the
Study of the New Testament, 1992. |
| Welborn, L.L., "On the Discord in Corinth: 1
Corinthians 1-4 and Ancient Politics," Journal of Biblical Literature,
1987.
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| Reviews:
| Welborn, L.L., Paul, The Fool of
Christ: A Study of 1 Corinthians 1-4 in the Comic-Philosophic Tradition.
T&T Clark, 2005.
Review
by Russell Morton, Review of Biblical Literature, 2007. |
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| Sermons:
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"The
Depth of Existence," Paul Tillich, from The Shaking of the Foundations,
1955. At Religion Online.
| "But eternal joy is not to be reached by living on
the surface. It is rather attained by breaking through the surface, by penetrating the
deep things of ourselves, of our world, and of God." |
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"Into the Depths
of God," Dr. Calvin Miller, 30 Good Minutes, Chicago Sunday
Evening Club, 2001. |
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Hymns with Scripture
Allusions: 1 Corinthians 2:2, 7, 9, 10, 16. The Cyber Hymnal. |
| At Digital Hymnal (midi files, guitar chords, karaoke
files, projection text):
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