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1 Corinthians
6:11-20
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| Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
 | "Adultery,"
Comparative World Scriptures from United Communities of Spirit. |
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Chapter XV, The
Epistle of Ignatius to the Ephesians,
Ignatius of Antioch (c. 110). |
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Chapter VII, The
Epistle of Ignatius to the Philadelphians,
Ignatius of Antioch (c. 110). |
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Chapter II, The
Epistle of Polycarp to the Philippians,
Polycarp of Smyrna (c 115). |
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IV.XXXVII.4,
V.VI.2,
V.VII.1,
V.XIII.3, Adversus
Haereses,
Irenaeus of Lyons.
(c. 180) |
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I.6,
II.1,
II.10, Paedagogus,
Clement of Alexandria (c 200) |
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III.5,
III.6,
III.12,
III.18,
VII.14,
Stromata,
Clement of
Alexandria (c 200) |
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II.1, On
The Apparel of Women,
Tertullian (c.
202) |
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II.3,
To His Wife, Tertullian (c. 206) |
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Chapter LIII,
On The Soul,
Tertullian (c.
210) |
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IV.34, Against
Marcion,
Tertullian
(c. 210) |
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Chapter
X,
Chapter
XVI, On the Resurrection of the Flesh,
Tertullian
(c. 211) |
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V.7, Against
Marcion,
Tertullian
(c. 212) |
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Chapter VI,
Chapter XVI, On
Modesty,
Tertullian (c. 217) |
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II.VI.3, First
Principles (De Principiis),
Origen.
(c.225) |
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II.IX,
VI.XLVII, Against
Celsus,
Origen.
(c.246) |
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XII.28,
XIV.7,
XIV.16, Commentary
on the Gospel of Matthew,
Origen. (c.247) |
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On the
Dress of Virgins,
Cyprian
of Carthage (c. 249) |
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Epistle LI
--
Cyprian of Carthage (c.
252) |
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On the
Lord's Prayer --
Cyprian
of Carthage (c. 252) |
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Chapter XI,
Historia Calamitatusm: The Story of My
Misfortunes,
Pierre Abélard
/ Peter Abelard, c. 1140. |
| Chapter 10,
On Cleaving to God,
Albertus
Magnus, c. 1275. |
| From the Geneva Notes.
 | "...Therefore the apostle
shows that they are utterly unlike: for foods, he says, were made for
the necessary use of man's life which is not perpetual: for both foods,
and all this manner of nourishing, are quickly abolished. But we must
not so think of the uncleanness of fornication, for which the body is
not made, but on the other hand is ordained to purity, as appears by
this, that is consecrated to Christ, even as Christ also is given us by
his Father to enliven our bodies with that power with which he also rose
again..." |
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| From
Matthew Henry's
Commentary.
| "Some among the
Corinthians seem to have been ready to say, All things are lawful for
me. This dangerous conceit St. Paul opposes." |
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| From
Wesley's
Notes.
| "Yield your bodies and
all their members, as well as your souls and all their faculties, as
instruments of righteousness to God. Devote and employ all ye have, and
all ye are, entirely, unreservedly, and for ever, to his glory." |
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| From the Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
| "The Greek words
are from the same root, whence there is a play on the words: All things are
in my power, but I will not be brought under the power of
any of them (the "all things")." |
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| From The
People's New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
| "Christ paid the price,
even his blood. Hence, since both body and spirit are God's, both should
be used to glorify him. The fact that we are his, purchased, parts of
his spiritual temple, makes the obligation imperative to consecrate the
body and spirit to his service." |
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| Contemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
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"First
Thoughts on Passages on Year B Epistle Passages in the Lectionary:
Epiphany 2," William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in
Australia.
| "...Paul regularly shifts our focus
from morality to relationships, just as he shifts our focus from law to
freedom. But his notion of freedom is wise to issues of power and
confronts the splitting and compartmentalisation which refuses to let God
be God and love be love in everything." |
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Comments
(commentary) and
Clippings
(technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican
Diocese of Montreal. |
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"Body
Language," David Busic and
Jeren Rowell, Preacher's Magazine: Listening to the Text, Engaging
the Text, Preaching the Text.
| "Holiness answers questions people are
asking when they’ve been duped and disappointed by cultural myths." |
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"Sex and the City of God," study guide, Robert B. Kruschwitz, (other resources at)
"Pornographic Culture," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian
Ethics at Baylor University, 2002. |
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"The Temple of the
Holy Spirit," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible
Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed
textual notes. |
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"God's Gift of
the Body," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com:
A Catholic Resource for This Sunday's Gospel.
| "Sit for a few moments and relax. As
you sense your body's rhythms (or pains), thank God for the gift he gave
you. Let those rhythms (or pains) remind you that you belong to God." |
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"Freedom and
Slavery," analysis and reflections by Steve Albertin in Sabbatheology
by the Crossings Community of St. Louis.
| "Our religious pursuit of personal
freedom betrays a deeper problem that haunts us." |
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| Articles & Background:
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"Eating Well: Seven Paradoxes of Plenty," Mary Louise Bringle,
(other resources at)
"Health," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian
Ethics at Baylor University, 2007.
| "Eating well is not just about
what we do or do not put into our mouths. Far more, it is about the
complex ways we attend to the health of our bodies, our spirits, our
communities, and our planet. Eating well first requires that we
hunger and thirst after righteousness—for then, and only then, will
we be fully satisfied." |
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"Boswell's
Analysis of ArsenokoithV in 1 Cor 6:19 and 1 Tim 1:10,"
Stephen Carlson.
| "Whatever one thinks of the
residual uncertainty in concluding that arsenokoithV means a
homosexual, one can say that this sense is much more probable than
Boswell's." |
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"Why Won't Paul Just Say No? Purity and Sex in 1 Corinthians 6,"
Mark Gravrock, Volume XVI, Number 4, Word & World,
Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary, 1996.
| "After clearly saying no to several sexual aberrations,
Paul even so refuses to say no to the slogan, 'All things are lawful for
me.' Paul's new way of doing sexual ethics under the impact of the
law-cursed Messiah opens the door to conclusions very different from those
of Leviticus...or of Paul." |
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"No Kingdom of God for Softies? Or, What Was Paul Really Saying?" John
H. Elliott, Biblical Theology Bulletin, 2004.
| "Attempts at using allegedly relevant texts as moral
guidelines today are subject to serious exegetical and hermeneutical
constraints." |
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"Groups Protest Abstinence Site," Stephanie Martin, Group
Magazine Talk Starter, 2005. |
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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.):
| Butting, Klara,
"Pauline Variations on Genesis 2.24: Speaking of the Body of Christ in the
Context of the Discussion of Lifestyles," Journal for the Study of
the New Testament, 2001. |
| Moxnes, Halvor,
"Asceticism and Christian Identity in Antiquity: A Dialogue with Foucault
and Paul," Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 2003.
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| Sweeney, James,
"Jesus, Paul and the Temple: An Exploration of Some Patterns of Continuity,"
Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 2003. |
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| Reviews:
| Review: Jacob Neusner, Rabbinic
Literature and the New Testament: What We Cannot Show We Do Not Know. (Trinity
Press International, 1994) Reviewed by J. Duncan M. Derrett in Higher Critical Review.
| "...haggada about Adam, and halakha
defining zeunût,, explain 1 Cor 6:15-18." |
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