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1 Corinthians
4:1-5
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| Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
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Chapter V, The
Epistle of Ignatius to the Romans,
Ignatius of Antioch (c. 50 -
115). |
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IV.IX.2, Adversus
Haereses,
Irenaeus of Lyons.
(c. 180) |
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II.13, On
The Apparel of Women,
Tertullian (c.
202) |
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V.7, Against
Marcion,
Tertullian
(c. 212) |
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XI.15,
XIII.30, Commentary
on the Gospel of Matthew,
Origen. (c.247) |
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Part 1, Epistola Encyclica,
Athanasius of
Alexandria, c. 339. |
| 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. |
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| Contemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
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| Articles & Background:
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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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"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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| Articles in
ATLAS Journals. (Direct link when you are
subscribed and logged in to
ATLASerials online collection of Religion and Theology Journals.):
| Bassler, Jouette M., "1 Corinthians
4:1-5, Expository Article," Interpretation, 1990.
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| Bonk, Jonathan J., "Doing Mission Out
of Affluence: Reflections on Recruiting 'End of the Procession'
Missionaries from 'Front of the Procession' Churches (1 Corinthians
4:1-13)," Missiology, 1989.
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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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