1 Corinthians
3:1-9
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- Reading the Text:
- NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
- Greek Interlinear Bible, ScrTR, ScrTR t, Strong, Parsing, CGTS, CGES id, AV.
- The Bible Gateway: NRSV, RSV, NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
- The Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Greek text with concordance, commentaries.
- The World Wide Study Bible includes commentary, exposition and sermons.
- Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
- Vision III.6, Shepherd of Hermas. (c.145)
- IV.XXV.3, IV.XXXVIII.2, V.VIII.4, Adversus Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons. (c. 180)
- Chapter III, Adversus Judaeos, Tertullian (c. 198)
- Chapter XIV, On Baptism, Tertullian (c. 198)
- I.6, Paedagogus, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
- Chapter XXVII, The Prescription of Heretics, Tertullian (c. 200)
- I.1, V.4, V.10, Stromata, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
- Chapter X, Chapter XI, On Monogamy, Tertullian (c. 215)
- III.I.18, First Principles (De Principiis), Origen. (c.225)
- II.LXVI, III.LIII, IV.I, Against Celsus, Origen (c. 246)
- XI.3, XII.31, Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew, Origen. (c.247)
- Tertullian, On Modesty.
- From the Geneva Notes.
- From Matthew Henry's Commentary.
- From Wesley's Notes.
- From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
- "Farm
Labourers: 1 Corinthians 3:6-9," Charles H. Spurgeon. From Farm
Sermons (c 1875).
- "...if the whole farm of the church belongs exclusively to the great Master Worker, and the labourers are worth nothing without him, let this promote unity among all whom he employs. If we are all under one Master, do not let us quarrel."
- From The People's New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
- Contemporary References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts
- Commentary,
1 Corinthians 3:1-9, J.R. Brian Peterson, Epiphany 6, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2017.
- "Throughout the season of Epiphany, we’ve heard and affirmed that the Word-made-flesh is God’s own wisdom and power graciously revealed for us."
- Pulpit Fiction, plus podcast. Reflections of lectionary text, pop culture, current events, etc. Robb Mc Coy and Eric Fistler, 2017.
- "What's Not in the Picture?" Lynn Miller, Art & Faith Matters, celebrating our creative and living God by generating art and architecture resources for congregations and individuals. Art and Faith Matters facebook page contains additional resources.
- Lectionary Greek, Rob Myallis, 2017.
- The Center for Excellence in Preaching, resources from Calvin Theological Seminary: Comments & Observations, Textual Points, Illustration Ideas, 2017.
- Commentary, 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 | Tyler Tavares | A Plain Account 2017
- "When a leader becomes the primary draw, we have given in to a Christian sub-culture."
- Commentary,
1 Corinthians 3:1-9, J.R. Brian Peterson, Epiphany 6, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2014.
- "Throughout the season of Epiphany, we’ve heard and affirmed that the Word-made-flesh is God’s own wisdom and power graciously revealed for us."
- Pulpit Fiction, plus podcast. Reflections of lectionary text, pop culture, current events, etc. Robb Mc Coy and Eric Fistler, 2014.
- "Bill Nye, Ken Ham and the Apostle Paul: How We Evaluate Truth and Modernism," Melissa Bane Sevier, Contemplatitve Viewfinder, 2014.
- "Don't Be a Baby," Faith Element, 2014.
- "A Healthy Diet," Peter Lockhart, A Different Heresy, 2014.
- "Reading Corinthians and Teething," Katie Munnik, The Presbyterian Record, 2014.
- Commentary,
1 Corinthians 3:1-9, J.R. Daniel Kirk, Epiphany 6, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2011.
- " After a heady exposition of how true, Godly wisdom is given by the Spirit of God, Paul returns to directly address the Corinthians' divisions—and the assessments of themselves and their leaders upon which those divisions are based.
- "First
Thoughts on Year A Epistle Passages in the Lectionary: Epiphany 6, William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in
Australia.
- "We have lost the literal meaning of 'minister' as servant or slave. The Greek word, diakonos, easily lost into technicality, also means slave. Paul uses it here."
- "You Are Not Ready," Paul Bellan-Boyer, City Called Heaven, 2011.
- "This congregation, this people, this great good news of Jesus Christ are not objects to be fought over. No church member and no apostle owns this mission field. It is God's."
- "A Wisdom Unsuitable to Babies," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed textual notes.
-
"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..."
- Commentary,
1 Corinthians 3:1-9, J.R. Brian Peterson, Epiphany 6, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2017.
- Recommended articles
from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are
linked below.
ATLAS Access options are available for academic institutions, alumni of
selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices. Annotated list of "starting place" articles at ATLAS for this week's texts (includes direct links).
- Aasgaard, Reidar, "Paul as a Child:
Children and Childhood in the Letters of the Apostle," Journal of
Biblical Literature, 2007.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Fiore, Benjamin, S.J., "'Covert Allusion' in 1
Corinthians 1-4," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1985.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Ker, Donald P.,
"Paul and Apollos--Colleagues or Rivals," Journal for the Study of
the New Testament, 2000.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Kuck, David, "Paul and Pastoral Ambition: A
Reflection on 1 Corinthians 3-4," Currents in Theology and Mission,
1992.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Lampe, Peter, "Theological Wisdom and
the 'Word about the Cross,'" Interpretation, 1990.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Polhill, John B., "The Wisdom of God and
Factionalism: 1 Corinthians 1-4," Review and Expositor, 1983.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - 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.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Welborn, L.L., "On the Discord in Corinth: 1
Corinthians 1-4 and Ancient Politics," Journal of Biblical Literature,
1987.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Aasgaard, Reidar, "Paul as a Child:
Children and Childhood in the Letters of the Apostle," Journal of
Biblical Literature, 2007.
- With Children:
- Sermons:
- Drama:
- "War and Peace," Erina Caradus, dramatix.
- Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
- Hymns and Music:
- Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
- Hymns with Scripture Allusions: 1 Corinthians 3:7. The Cyber Hymnal.
- Hymnal Scripture References, The Lutheran Hymnal, Lutheran Worship.
- Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
- Study Links and Resources for the Book of 1 Corinthians
