1 Corinthians 3:10-23
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- NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
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- 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- Historical References, Commentary and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:
- "Image of God and Temple of God," Comparative World Scriptures from United Communities of Spirit.
- Chapter XLVII of The First Epistle to the Corinthians, Clement of Rome (ca. 96).
- Vision III.6, Similitude V.7, Similitude IX.14, Shepherd of Hermas. (c.145)
- IV.VIII.3, V.VI.2, Adversus Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons. (c. 180)
- Chapter XIII, Adversus Judaeos, Tertullian (c. 198)
- I.3, I.11, V.4, VII.13, Stromata, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
- Chapter VII, The Prescription of Heretics, Tertullian (c. 200)
- II.1, II.3, On The Apparel of Women, Tertullian (c. 202)
- II.3, To His Wife, Tertullian (c. 206)
- Chapter LIII, On The Soul, Tertullian (c. 210)
- Chapter III, Chapter X, Chapter LIX, On the Resurrection of the Flesh, Tertullian (c. 211)
- V.6, V.7, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 212)
- Chapter VI, Chapter XVI, On Modesty, Tertullian (c. 217)
- II.X.4, First Principles (De Principiis), Origen. (c.225)
- II.4, Commentary on the Gospel of John, Origen. (c.228)
- I.XIII, IV.XIII, V.XV, VI.XII, VI.LXX, VII.XXIII, Against Celsus, Origen. (c.246)
- X.14, Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew, Origen. (c.247)
- Epistle LIX -- Cyprian of Carthage (c. 253)
- On the Advantage of Patience -- Cyprian of Carthage (c. 256)
- 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).
- From The People's New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
- Contemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
- Radical Gratitude, lectionary-based stewardship, Northwest United Methodist Foundation. (.pdf)
- Commentary, 1 Corinthians 3:10-11, 16-23, Mark Tranvik, Preaching This
Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2011.
- "Corinth is holy because God's spirit dwells in it. Holiness is not Corinth's possession. It is a gift that has been given to it by Christ."
- "First
Thoughts on Year A Epistle Passages in the Lectionary: Epiphany 7, William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in
Australia.
- "The buzz of self-promotion and the satisfaction at increased recruitment, even in the name of Jesus, can so easily go awry."
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Commentary, 1 Corinthians 3:16-17, Brandon McCormack, The African
American Lectionary, 2009.
- "Many implications for the health of African American youth flow from the reverence of the bodies of God?s people called for in this text."
- "God's Architecture," Paul Bellan-Boyer, City Called Heaven, 2011.
- "God's house of faith is built when each of us follow the plan God has given us, not so much by following a recipe or checklist, but by taking the form of a servant."
- "Time Will Test the Value of Our Lives," "True Wisdom," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed textual notes.
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"God's Home," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com:
A Catholic Resource for This Sunday's Gospel.
- "Where do you fit into God?s home, his Temple? Remember, you are an important part of the structure!"
- 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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"Walking
Scott M. Peck's Less Travelled Road,"
Walter Wink. Theology Today, 1991.
- "In [The Road Not Traveled], Peck clearly sees himself among a tiny and elect group of saints who, by participating in God's omniscience, also 'share His agony, and who walk ahead, utterly alone. This is a curiously elitist view of mystical development, and it is sharply at odds with his understanding of community in [The Different Drum]. He has apparently learned, in the intervening years, that spiritual development means not isolation, but the capacity for community."
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"Epideictic Rhetoric in
Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 1 - 4," Joop F.M. Smit,
Biblica 2003.
- 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.
- 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 - Herms, Ronald,
"'Being Saved without Honor': A Conceptual Link between 1 Corinthians 3 and
1 Enoch 50?" Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 2006.
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
- Sweeney, James,
"Jesus, Paul and the Temple: An Exploration of Some Patterns of Continuity,"
Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 2003.
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
- Fiore, Benjamin, S.J., "'Covert Allusion' in 1
Corinthians 1-4," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1985.
- 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.
- Sermons:
- "The Reward," James L. Killen , Jr., Sermons on the Second Readings, SermonSuite.
- "Swimming to the Deep End of the Pool," the Rev. Dr. William L. Self, Day 1, 2004.
- "All is Yours," (1 Corinthians 3:18-23), Paul Tillich. From The New Being (1955), at Religion OnLine.
- With Children:
- "Children's Literature: A Resource for Ministry," Feb 20, 2011, Union Presbyterian Seminary. Connections: 1 Corinthians 3:10-11, 16-23 and God In Between by SAndy Eisenberg Sasso.
- "Reward and Loss," Talks to Children, Rev. Donald McCorkindale, Dalgety Parish Church, Fife, Scotland.
- "Are You for Real?" Charles Kirkpatrick, Sermons4kids.com.
- Drama:
- "Dear Ann Landers," Tom Woodley, dramatix.
- Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
- Hymns and Music:
- Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
- Hymns with Scripture Allusions: 1 Corinthians 11, 16, 19, 22. The Cyber Hymnal.
- Hymnal Scripture References, The Lutheran Hymnal, Lutheran Worship.
- At Digital Hymnal (midi files, guitar chords, karaoke files, projection text):
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