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1 Corinthians
3:1-9
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| Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
 | "Teacher
and Disciple," Comparative World Scriptures from United
Communities of Spirit. |
| 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." |
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| From The
People's New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891. |
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| Contemporary References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts
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"A Wisdom
Unsuitable to Babies," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible
Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed
textual notes. |
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| Articles & Background:
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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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| "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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"We
Believe in Christian Perfection," Georgia Harkness, Chapter 8
in Beliefs That Count, 1961. At Religion Online.
| "God’s grace is manifested
not only in the forgiveness of our sins but is also creatively
redemptive, the power that works in us to make us perfect in love.
Nothing short of perfection, Christlikeness in thought, word, and
deed, can measure God’s loving purpose for us. It is our faith
that the fundamental change wrought in the individual by
regeneration is a dynamic process which by growth in grace moves
toward "mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the
fullness of Christ." We may quench the Spirit and fall from
grace but our divine destiny is perfect love and holiness in this
life." |
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"Restoring a Damaged Faith," Mary
Tuomi Hammond, The Other Side Online, May/June 2000.
| "Thousands of Christians have left the
church because it has wounded them. Others are one step from the door. How
can we support those struggling to rebuild their faith?" |
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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.):
| Aasgaard, Reidar, "Paul as a Child:
Children and Childhood in the Letters of the Apostle," Journal of
Biblical Literature, 2007.
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| Fiore, Benjamin, S.J., "'Covert Allusion' in 1
Corinthians 1-4," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1985.
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| Ker, Donald P.,
"Paul and Apollos--Colleagues or Rivals," Journal for the Study of
the New Testament, 2000.
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| Kuck, David, "Paul and Pastoral Ambition: A
Reflection on 1 Corinthians 3-4," Currents in Theology and Mission,
1992.
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| Lampe, Peter, "Theological Wisdom and
the 'Word about the Cross,'" Interpretation, 1990.
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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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| 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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