1 CORINTHIANS

      A New Covenant Commentary

      New Covenant Commentary Series

      Copyright © 2017 B. J. Oropeza. All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in critical publications or reviews, no part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without prior written permission from the publisher. Write: Permissions, Wipf and Stock Publishers, 199 W. 8th Ave., Suite 3, Eugene, OR 97401.

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      paperback isbn: 978-1-61097-104-1

      hardcover isbn: 978-1-4982-8768-5

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      Cataloguing-in-Publication data:

      Names: Oropeza, B. J.

      Title: 1 Corinthians : A New Covenant Commentary / B. J. Oropeza.

      Description: Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2017 | Series: New Covenant Commentary Series | Includes bibliographical references and indices.

      Identifiers: isbn 978-1-61097-104-1 (paperback) | isbn 978-1-4982-8768-5 (hardcover) | isbn 978-1-5326-3696-7 (ebook)

      Subjects: LCSH: Bible. Corinthians, 1st—Commentaries.

      Classification: lcc bs2675.53 o7 2017 (print) | lcc bs2675.53 (ebook)

      Manufactured in the U.S.A. 07/11/17

      The Bible translation used is the author’s own. Unless otherwise stated, this translation uses and accepts the text of the Nestle-Aland 27th edition of the New Testament Greek text, the Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft Septuaginta (1996), and the Biblia Hebraica Stuttgarensia, rev. ed. (1990).

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      Outline of 1 Corinthians

      Introduction (1:1–9)

      Letter Prescript (1:1–3)

      Thanksgiving Period (1:4–9)

      Appeal to Be United and Avoid Discord: Prothesis and Statement of Facts (1:10–17)

      Appeal to Unity (1:10)

      Divisive Alliances and Baptism (1:11–17)

      Wisdom and Leadership in Light of the Proclamation of the Cross: First Supporting Proof (1:18—4:21)

      Wisdom and Foolishness of the Cross (1:18–31)

      God’s Power Rather Than Rhetorical Wisdom (2:1–5)

      Wisdom from God’s Spirit Rather Than Wisdom of This Age (2:6–16)

      Nurturing Babies in Christ (3:1–4)

      On Planting and Building the Corinthian Congregation (3:5–17)

      Exhortations against Boasting (3:18–23)

      Paul the Administrator and Judgment Day (4:1–5)

      Exhortations, Hardships, and Parental Instruction (4:6–21)

      Avoiding Sexual Defilement: Second Supporting Proof (5:1—7:40)

      The Fornicator’s Expulsion (5:1–8)

      The Limits of Mingling with Vice-Doers (5:9–13)

      Court Litigations between Believers (6:1–11)

      Sex with Prostitutes and the Corinthian Body (6:12–20)

      Advice for Married, Unmarried, and Widows (7:1–9)

      Advice on Divorce and Being Married to an Unbeliever (7:10–16)

      Remaining in One’s Calling (7:17–24)

      Advice Regarding Virgins and Widows (7:25–40)

      Idol Foods, Idolatry, and Relinquishing One’s Right: Third Supporting Proof (8:1—11:1)

      Knowledge, Love, and One God and Lord (8:1–6)

      Idol Foods and Weak Believers (8:7–13)

      Paul’s Release of Apostolic Rights (9:1–18)

      All Things for the Gospel’s Sake (9:19–23)

      Competition and Self-Control (9:24–27)

      Wilderness Episodes as Warnings against Idolatry and Vices (10:1–13)

      Fleeing Idolatry and Demons (10:14–22)

      Further Circumstances Regarding Idol Foods and a Recapitulation (10:23—11:1)

      Order and Solidarity When Assembling Together: Fourth Supporting Proof (11:2—14:40)

      Gender Distinction When Praying and Prophesying (11:2–16)

      Divisions When Commemorating the Last Supper (11:17–34)

      Gifts of the Spirit and Solidarity in the Body of Christ (12:1–31)

      Love as the Superlative Way (13:1–13)

      Prophecy as Greater than Tongues (14:1–19)

      Tongues and Prophecy for Believers and Unbelievers (14:20–25)

      Orderly Speech Gifts When Coming Together (14:26–40)

      Solidarity in