THE EPISTLES TO THE CORINTHIANS

A Course Syllabus

COURSE DESCRIPTION

            Catalog Description: Study of Paul’s Epistles to the Corinthians and of significant subjects relevant for understanding them. Attention is given to the problems of doctrine and life which Paul addressed, the setting within the context of his missionary endeavors, and the continuing validity of principles which he applied to these questions. Three hours

COURSE OBJECTIVES

        The student should aim to be able to do many of these upon completion of the course;

A.        Recall and reproduce, describe, or summarize the content of the Epistles.

            1.         Identify and complete significant short quotations from the books and identify their context (location by chapter and topic).

            2.         State the thesis, main ideas, and arguments presented by the Epistles in essay form or in an analytical outline.

            3.         Identify the sources of quotations and allusions to the Old Testament and explain why and how they were used.

            4.         Describe and illustrate (with examples) features of style, vocabulary, and tone.

B.        Relate the Epistles to their biblical and historical context.

            1.         Present and support conclusions about:

                        a.         Authorship

                        b.         Time of writing

                        c.         Circumstances of the author and first readers

                        d.         Unity (literary integrity), coherence and consistency, and the significance of the book

                        e.         Theological affinities of the Epistles and their unique theological achievement and contribution

            2.         Characterize the relationship between the teachings of these Epistles and that of other parts of the New Testament, including other Pauline Epistles.

            3.         Identify several authors (8-12) of works that are helpful for understanding these Epistles and their setting in the life of the early Christian community.

C.        Illustrate and assess the influence that the Epistles have had upon the Christian Church; apply their teachings appropriately to modern life.

            1.         Explain the teaching of the Epistles about:

                        a.         Christ (his status, his saving work)

                        b.         Sin and salvation

                        c.         Christian hope and eschatological expectations

                        d.         Church order

                        e.         Paul’s calling and his gospel

                        f.         Living according to the Spirit in Christian community

            2.         Explain the implications for God's community as well as for individual Christians in their daily lives.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

            1.         Read the Epistles through repeatedly, at one sitting at first, then in detail as you do weekly assignments. Read passages quoted from the Old Testament within their Old Testament context.

            2.         Seek to understand the passages assigned for the week. Suggestions for understanding:

                        a.         Basic outline of content and structure

                        b.         Genre and form (or element of form)

                        c.         Main point, for Paul and his first readers

                        d.         Place within the larger context (larger section or whole epistle)

                        e.         Appropriate application in a modern Christian setting

            3.         Identify and use commentaries and supplementary reference works.

            4.         Four “Reflection Papers,” of about 500 words, commenting on assigned readings and class discussion, due the third, fifth, ninth and eleventh weeks (see class schedule).

            5.         A term paper or project (perhaps to use as a seminar paper) of approximately twelve typewritten double-spaced pages and standard thesis style (Kate L. Turabian, A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations) which deals with an important aspect of the interpretation of these Epistles and a significant portion of its contents as well as necessary related and illustrative material. Include eight or ten works in the bibliography of your paper Note especially the works included in the course bibliography. This paper is due at the end of the fourteenth week, one week before the end of the term. (See the class schedule.)

Proper documentation of sources of quoted material is required. Quotations should be marked with quotation marks or the indented block quotation form. They should provide examples for your own ideas expressed in your own words. Don’t use quotations to make your points; use them rather to illustrate and elaborate. Plagiarism will invalidate any assignment.

Plagiarism is presenting the work of another person as your own without giving proper credit for the use of the information. Students must not quote books, articles, essays, or internet sites without giving proper credit to the author(s) of the work. Any student who is found guilty of plagiarism is subject to a range of consequences including failure of this course work and dismissal from HGST.

NOTE: Term paper topics should be related to the exegesis, interpretation and application of assigned biblical passages. These would include topics discussed in the major commentaries and special topics in related bibliographic materials, such as:

Jewish Christianity versus Gentile Christianity

Pauline Chronology (conversion, early obscure period, missionary journeys, etc.)

                                    Date and Occasion for these Epistles

                                    Relation of these churches to Paul’s Missionary Activity

                                    Christology in the Corinthian Epistles

                                    Rhetoric in the Greco-Roman World

                                    Social Status, Social Diversity, and Social Networks in Paul’s World

                                    Honor and Shame in the Roman World

                                    Dining in Roman Corinth (food offered to idols, etc.)

                                    Roman Imperial Eschatology

                                    Letters of Introduction or Recommendation

                                    Paul, Patronage and Power

                                    One or more doctrinal themes from the Corinthian Epistles, e.g.

                                                Gifts of the Spirit

                                                Gospel of the New Covenant

                                                The Resurrection

                                                Paul’s Calling and Work as an Apostle

                                    Paul’s attitude toward accepting financial support from his churches

                                    The Collection for the Saints

                                    Paul’s Missionary Accomplishments in the Decade of the 50s

                                    Cultural factors as problems for/opposition to Paul’s Mission

Issues of Church Order and Office

                                    Research and Bibliography possibilities via the Internet

            6.         Mid-term and Final examinations: See the course outline and schedule.

GRADING

            The following percentage scale applies to objective test questions and in general to the quality of complex assignments. The scale can be adjusted for the difficulty of some assignments:

            A = 94 -100%, B = 86 - 93%, C = 78 - 85%, D = 70 - 77%

            Grade components: Class participation including Reflection Papers, 25%; Term Paper, 25%; Mid-Term Examination, 25%; Final Examination, 25%.

ATTENDANCE

            Regular attendance is expected. Your work is bound to suffer if you miss more than two class sessions during the term. The material is cumulative and complete classroom instructions and discussions are difficult to reproduce. Absences in excess of two weeks of class sessions will lower the grade, by one letter for each week of absence. Two weeks means two evening class sessions or four morning class sessions.

LATE WORK

            Timely work is necessary. Late work may receive some credit, depending on the circumstances, but not full credit. Within the term difficulties are compounded by untimely work. The following represents new school policy:

Any student who requests an extension for this course must complete a “Request for Extension/Grade Change” form, which can be obtained from the Registrar. The form must be signed by both the student and the instructor and returned to the Registrar’s Office along with a fee of $25.00 before the deadline for extensions (May 13, 2005). Extensions are granted only for extenuating circumstances and may not exceed thirty calendar days from the end of the semester (June 13, 2005). All extensions are subject to review by the Dean of the Faculty.

TEXTBOOK AND REQUIRED MATERIALS

            A study Bible in a standard edition. The following are recommended: New Revised Standard Version (NRSV); Revised Standard Version (RSV); New International Version (NIV); New English Bible (NEB); The Jerusalem Bible; the New Living Bible. (There are other good versions..)

Witherington, Ben, III. Conflict & Community in Corinth; A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary on 1 and 2 Corinthians. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1994.

LIBRARIES

1.         Fondren Library at Rice University is probably the best Houston library for your purposes. The Fondren Library (713-348-5113) is located at 6100 Main. For more information, please visit www.rice.edu/fondren.

            The procedure for borrowing books at the Fondren Library is:

            •          First, search the online catalog (www.rice.edu/fondren) for available books;

            •          Second, fill out the appropriate form for each book (available in the HGST library), have the form signed by an authorized HGST library representative, and take with you to the Fondren Library;

            •          Third, retrieve the book(s) yourself at Fondren Library;

            •          Fourth, take the book(s) and the signed form(s) to the circulation desk at the Foundren Library to complete checkout (return the yellow copy to the HGST Library);

            •          NOTE: When you return your book(s) to the Fondren Library, they will indicate so on the pink and gold copies; return the pink copy to the HGST Library and keep the gold copy for your records.

2.         Cardinal Beran Library at St Mary's Seminary is the home of an extensive theological library. St Mary's Seminary (713-686-4345) is located at 9845 Memorial Drive. For more information, please visit http://beran.stthom.edu. The Doherty Library on the main campus of University of St Thomas is also an option.

3.         The Houston Public Library is conveniently located for HGST students. The Central Library (832-393-1313) is located at 500 McKinney. In addition, HPL has many other locations. For more information, please visit www.hpl.lib.tx.us.

4.         Harris County Public Library. For more information on locations and hours please visit www.hcpl.net.

COURSE OUTLINE AND SCHEDULE

1.      Jan. 20, 25, 10:15-11:30 a.m.                                                                    Course Introduction

         or Jan. 20, 5:00-7:30 p.m.                                                   Paul, BW 1-5; Corinth, BW 5-19

2.      Jan. 27, Feb. 1, 10:15-11:30 a.m.                                                                 1 Cor., chaps. 1, 2

         or Jan. 27, 5:00-7:30 p.m.                                                              Literary World, BW 35-48

Pagan Salvation, BW 111-120

BW’s (Ben Witherington’s) Commentary on chapters 1 and 2

3.      Feb. 3, 8, 10:15-11:30 a.m.                                                                          1 Cor., chaps. 3, 4

         or Feb. 3, 5:00-7:30 p.m.                                                            The Social Level, BW 19-28

Reaction Paper Due this Week                              Rhetors, Teachers and Imitation, BW 144-150

4.      Feb. 10, 15, 10:15-11:30 a.m.                                                                       1 Cor., chaps. 5-7

         or Feb. 10, 5:00-7:30 p.m.                                                          The Social Level, BW 28-35

Honor and Shame, BW 154-161

Slavery in Corinth, BW 181-185

5.      Feb. 17, 22, 10:15-11:30 a.m.                                                                     1 Cor., chaps. 8-10

         or Feb. 17, 5:00-7:30 p.m.                                                      Dining in Corinth, BW191-202

Reaction Paper Due this Week              Paul’s Self-Presentation and Tent-Making, BW 204-216

6.      Feb. 24, Mar. 1, 25, 10:15-11:30 a.m.                                                      1 Cor., chaps. 11,12

         or Feb. 24, 5:00-7:30 p.m.                                                            Headcoverings, BW 232-40

Associations, Meals, BW 243-252

Review

7.      Mar. 3, 15, 10:15-11:30 a.m.                                                       Mid-Term Exam, March 3

         or Mar. 3, 5:00-7:30 p.m.                                                                         1 Cor., chaps. 13, 14

The Honor Roll in a Roman Colony, BW 259-63

Prophecy and Glossolalia, BW 276-290

         [Spring Break, Mar. 7-11]

8.      Mar. 17, 22, 10:15-11:30 a.m.                                                                 1 Cor., chaps. 15, 16

         or Mar. 17, 5:00-7:30 p.m.                                  Roman Imperial Eschatology, BW 295-312

         [Easter Break, Mar. 24-28]

9.      Mar. 29, 31, 10:15-11:30 a.m.                                                                     2 Cor., chaps. 1, 2

         or Mar. 31, 5:00-7:30 p.m.                                              Background of 2 Cor., BW 327-343

Reaction Paper Due this Week                                               The Roman Triumph, BW 367-370

10.    Apr. 5, 7, 10:15-11:30 a.m.                                                                          2 Cor., chaps. 3, 4

         or Apr. 7, 5:00-7:30 p.m.                                                 Background of 2 Cor., BW 343-352

Letters of Introduction or Recommendation, BW 377-384

Hardship Catalogs, BW 388-91

11.    Apr. 12, 14, 10:15-11:30 a.m.                                                                      2 Cor., chaps. 5-7

         or Apr. 14, 5:00-7:30 p.m.                                      Paul, Patronage and Power, BW 414-423

Reaction Paper Due this Week

12.    Apr. 19, 21, 10:15-11:30 a.m.                                                                      2 Cor., chaps. 8, 9

         or Apr. 21, 5:00-7:30 p.m.                                            Paul and the Collection, BW 423-428

13.    Apr. 26, 28, 10:15-11:30 a.m.                                                                  2 Cor., chaps. 10, 11

         or Apr. 28, 5:00-7:30 p.m.                                                    Paul and Boasting, BW 432-441

Paul, Apostleship and Social Networks, BW 453-464

14.    May 3, 5, 10:15-11:30 a.m.                                                                      2 Cor., chaps. 12, 13

         or May 5, 5:00-7:30 p.m.                                                                                              Review

Term Paper Due this Week

15.    May 10, 12, 10:15-11:30 a.m.                                                    Final Examination, May 12

         or May 12, 5:00-7:30 p.m. 

BIBLIOGRAPHY, 1 AND 2 CORINTHIANS

Commentaries

Barrett, C. K. A Commentary on the First Epistle to the Corinthians. Harper's New Testament Commentaries. Second ed., London: Black, 1971.

Barrett, C. K. A Commentary on the Second Epistle to the Corinthians. Harper's New Testament Commentaries. Second ed., London: Black, 1973.

Barclay, William. The Letters to the Corinthians; Translated with an Introduction and Interpretation. The Daily Study Bible. 2nd ed., Philadelphia: Westminster (Edinburgh: The Saint Andrew Press, 1956). HGST Library 227.3 06 Bar.

Betz, Hans Dieter. 2 Corinthians 8 and 9. Hermeneia. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1985.

Bruce, F. F. 1 and 2 Corinthians. London: Oliphants, 1971.

Bultmann, Rudolf. The Second Letter to the Corinthians. Ed., Erich Dinkler, trans., Roy A. Harrisville, Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1985. HGST Library 227.3 BUL.

Conzelmann, Hans. 1 Corinthians: A Commentary on the First Epistle to the Corinthians. Hermeneia. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1975.

Denney, James. The Second Epistle to the Corinthians. The Expositor's Bible. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1894. HGST Library 227.3 06 Den.

Dods, Marcus. The First Epistle to the Corinthians. The Expositor's Bible. London: Hodder & stoughton, 1891. HGST Library 227.2 06 Dod.

Fee, Gordon D. The First Epistle to the Corinthians. New International Commentary on the New Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1987.

Furnish, Victor Paul. II Corinthians. Anchor Bible, 32A. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1984.

Gromacki, Robert G. Called to Be Saints; an Exposition of 1 Corinthians. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1977, repr. 1984. HGST Library 227.206 Gro.

Harris, Martin J., "2 Corinthians," in The Expositor's Bible Commentary, 10 (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans;, 1976).

Horsley, Richard A. 1 Corinthians. Abingdon New Testament Commentaries. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1998. 227.207 Hor

Hughes, Philip E. Paul's Second Epistle to the Corinthians. New International Commentary on the New Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1962.

Kruse, Colin. 2 Corinthians. Tyndale New Testament Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1987.

Lietzmann, H., supplemented by W. G. Kümmel. An die Korinther I, II. Handbuch zum Neuen Testament, 9. Tübingen: J. C. B. Mohr, 1969. HGST Library 227.206 Lie.

Martin, Ralph P. 2 Corinthians. Word Biblical Commentary. Waco, Tx: Word, 1986.

Moffatt, James. The First Epistle of Paul to the Corinthians. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1938, repr. 1939. HGST Library 227.2 MOF.

Morris, Leon. The First Epistle of Paul to the Corinthians. 2nd ed.; Tyndale New Testament Commentary. Leicester: lVP, 1985; 1st ed., Leicester/Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1958, repr., 1983. HGST Library 227.207 MOR (1st ed.).

Plummer, A. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Second Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. International Critical Commentary. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1915.

Robertson, A., and A. Plummer. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the First Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. International Critical Commentary. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1914.

Strachan, R. H. The Second Epistle of Paul to the Corinthians. Moffatt New Testament Commentary. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1935.

Tasker, R. G. V. The Second Epistle of Paul to the Corinthians. Tyndale New Testament Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1958.

Thistelton, Anthony C. The First Epistle to the Corinthians. The New International Greek Testament Commentary. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2000. 227.207 Thi

Thrall, Margaret E. The First and Second Letters of Paul to the Corinthians. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1965. HGST Library 227.2 THR.

Wendland, H. D. Die Briefe an die Korinther. Das Neue Testament Deutsch, 7. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1965.

Other Works

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Barrett, C. K. "Cephas and Corinth," in M. Hengel and P. Schmidt, ed., Abraham unser Vater: Juden und Christen im Gespräch Über die Bibel, Festschrift fUr Otto Michel, Arbeiten zur Geschichte des Spätjudentums und Urchristentums, 5 (Leiden: Brill, 1963), 1-12.

Betz, Hans Dieter. Der Apostel Paulus und die Sokratische Tradition: Eine exegetische Untersuchung zu seiner "Apologie" 2. Kor. 10-13 [The Apostle Paul and the Socratic Tradition: an exegetical investigation of his "Apology" in 2nd Cor. 10-13]. Beiträge zur historischen Theologie, 45. Tübingen: Mohr/Siebeck, 1972.

Betz, Hans Dieter, "Jesus as Divine Man," in F. Thomas Trotter, ed., Jesus and the Historian: Written in Honor of Ernest Cadman Colwell (Philadelphia: Westminster, 1968), 114-33.

Betz, Hans Dieter, "2 Cor. 6:14-7:1: An Anti-Pauline Fragment?" Journal of Biblical Literature, 92 (1973), 88-108.

Blasi, Anthony J. Making charisma: the social construction of Paul's public image. 1991. Rice Library (Web-Cat/Internet Connection; topic: Paul, 27), BS2506 .B52 1991.

Bornkamm, Günther, "Die Vorgeschichte des sogenannte Zweiten Korintherbriefes" [The Prehistory of the So-called Second Epistle to the Corinthians], in Geschichte und Glaube (München: Kaiser, 1971), vol. 2, 162-94. (Cf. the following item.)

Bornkamm, Günther, "The History of the Origin of the So-called Second Letter to the Corinthians," New Testament Studies, 8 (1961-62), 258-64.

Bowersock, G. W. Greek Sophists in the Roman Empire. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1969.

Bornkamm, Günther. Paul. Trans. D. M. G. Stalker; New York and Evanston, Harper & Row, Publishers, 1971. 225.9 Bor

Brown, Alexandra R. The cross and human transformation: Paul's apocalyptic word in 1 Corinthians. 1995. Rice Library (Web-Cat/Internet Connection; topic: Corinthians, 5), BS2675.2 .B76 1995.

Bruce, F. F. Paul; Apostle of the Heart Set Free. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1977.

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Bultmann, Rudolf, "Exegetische Probleme des zweiten Korintherbriefes" [Exegetical Problems of the Second Epistle to the Corinthians], Jesus and the Historian: Written in Honor of Ernest Cadman Colwell (Philadelphia: Westminster, 1968), 298-322.

Carson, D. A. From Triumphalism to Maturity: An Exposition of 2 Corinthians 10-13. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1984.

Carson, D. A. Showing the Spirit: A Theological Exposition of 1 Corinthians 12-14. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1987.

Clarke, Andrew D. Secular and Christian leadership in Corinth: a socio-historical and exegetical study of 1 Corinthians 1-6. 1993. Rice Library (Web-Cat/Internet Connection; topic: Corinthians, 17), BS2675.2 .C57 1993.

Collins, Raymond F. The Birth of the New Testament: the Origin and Development of the First Christian Generation. New York: Crossroad, 1993. Rice BS2725.2 .C65 1993

Conzelmann, Hans, "Korinth und die Mädchen der Aphrodite: Zur Religionsgeschichte der Stadt Korinth" [Corinth and the Maidens of Aphrodite: on the religious-history traditions of the city of Corinth] Nachrichten der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Göttingen, philologisch-historische Klasse, 8 (1967-68), 247-61.

Cousar, Charles B. A theology of the cross: the death of Jesus in the Pauline letters. 1990. Rice Library (Web-Cat/Internet Connection; topic: Paul, 38), BT453 .C68 1990.

Crossan, John Dominic, and Jonathan L. Reed. In Search of Paul; How Jesus’s Apostle Opposed Rome’s Empire with God’s Kingdom; A New Vision of Paul’s Words & World. New York: HarperSanFrancisco, 2004.

Dahl, Nils A., "A Fragment and Its Context: 2 Corinthians 6:14-7:1," in Studies in Paul (Minnealpolis: Augsburg, 1972), 62-69.

Davis, J. A. Wisdom and Spirit: An Investigation of 1 Corinthians 1.18-3.20 Against the Background of Jewish Sapiential Traditions in the Greco-Roman Period. Lanham, Md.: UPA, 1984.

Deming, Will. Paul on marriage and celibacy: the Hellenistic background of 1 Corinthians. 1995. Rice Library (Web-Cat/Internet Connection; topic: Corinthians, 9), BS2675.6 .M3 D46 1995.

DiCicco, Mario M. Paul's use of ethos, pathos, and logos in 2 Corinthians 10-13. 1995. Rice Library (Web-Cat/Internet Connection; topic: Corinthians, 4), BS2675.2 .D53 1995.

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Georgi, Dieter. Remembering the poor: the history of Paul's collection for Jerusalem. 1992. Rice Library (Web-Cat/Internet Connection; topic: Paul, 22), BS2655.C53 G46 1992.

Gooch, Peter D. Dangerous food: 1 Corinthians 8-10 in its context. 1993. Rice Library (Web-Cat/Internet Connection; topic: Corinthians, 16), BS2675.2 .G665 1993.

Grudem, Wayne. The Gift of Prophecy in 1 Corinthians. Lanham, Md.: UPA, 1982.

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Holleman, Joost. Resurrection and Parousia: a traditio-historical study of Paul's eschatology in I Corinthians 12. 1996. Rice Library (Web-Cat/Internet Connection; topic: Corinthians, 2), BS2675.2 .H65 1996.

Horsley, R. A., "'How can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?' Spiritual elitism in Corinth," Novum Testamentum, 20 (1978), 203-31.

Horsley, R. A., "Pneumatikos vs. Psychikos: Distinctions of Spiritual Status Among the Corinthians," Harvard Theological Review, 69 (1976), 269-88.

Horsley, R. A., "Wisdom of Word and Words of Wisdom in Corinth," Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 39 (1977), 224-39.

Hurd, John C. The Origin of I Corinthians. London: SPCK, and New York: Seabury, 1965.

Jewett, R. Paul's Anthropological Terms: A Study of Their Use in Conflict Settings. Arbeiten zur Geschichte des Spätjudentums und Urchristentums, 10. Leiden: Brill, 1971.

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Judge, E. A., "Paul's Boasting in Relation to Contemporary Professional Practice," Australian Biblical Review, 16 (1968), 37-50.

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Kuck, David W. Judgment and community conflict: Paul's use of apocalyptic judgment language in 1 Corinthians 3:5-4:5. 1992. Rice Library (Web-Cat/Internet Connection; topic: Corinthians, 20), BS2675.2 .K82 1992.

Litfin, A. Duane. St. Paul's theology of proclamation: 1 Corinthians 1-4 and Greco-Roman rhetoric. 1994. Rice Library (Web-Cat/Internet Connection; topic: Corinthians, 15), BS2675.6 .P8 L57 1994.

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Malherbe, Abraham. Social Aspects of Early Christianity. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1983.

Malina, Bruce J. Christian Origins and Cultural Anthropology: Practical Models for Biblical Interpretation. Atlanta: John Knox, 1986.

Martin, Dale B. The Corinthian Body. 1995. Rice Library (Web-Cat/Internet Connection; topic: Corinthians, 7), BS2675.6 .B63 M37 1995.

Meeks, Wayne A. The Origins of Christian Morality; the First Two Centuries. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1993.

Mitchell, Margaret Mary. Paul and the rhetoric of reconciliation: an exegetical investigation of the language and composition of 1 Corinthians. 1992. Rice Library (Web-Cat/Internet Connection; topic: Corinthians, 18), BS2675.2 .M58 1992.

Murphy-O'Connor, Jerome. St. Paul's Corinth: Texts and Archaeology. Wilmington, Del.: Glazier, 1983.

Newman, Carey C. Paul's glory-Christology: tradition and rhetoric. 1992. Rice Library (Web-Cat/Internet Connection; topic: Paul, 23), BT180.G6 .N48 1992

Oostendorp, D. W. Another Jesus: A Gospel of Jewish Christian Superiority in II Corinthians. 1976.

Pagels, Elaine A., "'The Mystery of the Resurrection': A Gnostic Reading of I Corinthians 15," Journal of Biblical Literature, 93 (1974), 276-88.

Pearson, Birger A. The Pneumatikos-Psychikos Terminology in 1 Corinthians: A Study in the Theology of the Corinthian Opponents of Paul and its Relation to Gnosticism. Society of Biblical Literature Dissertation Series, 12. Missoula: Scholars Press, 1973.

Pogoloff, Stephen M. Logos and sophia: the rhetorical situation of 1 Corinthians. 1992. Rice Library (Web-Cat/Internet Connection; topic: Corinthians, 19), BS2675.2 .P69 1992.

Reid, Jennings B. Jesus, God's emptiness, God's fullness: the christology of St. Paul. 1990. Rice Library (Web-Cat/Internet Connection; topic: Paul, 29), BT198 .R41315 1990.

Renwick, David A. Paul, the Temple, and the presence of God. 1991. Rice Library (Web-Cat/Internet Connection; topic: Paul, 24), BS2675.2 .R46 1991.

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