Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes Cultural Studies in 1 Corinthians

includes index and biblioraphy

0.1 Greeting and Prayer of Thanksgiving 1:1-9 ...... 55 1. THE CROSS and Christian Unity 1:10-4:16 .... 65 1.1 The Problem: Divisions, Baptism and the Cross 1:10-16 .... 67 1.2 The Wisdom and Power of God: The Cross 1:17-2:2 .... 72 1.3 The Wisdom of God: Revealed Through the Spirit 2:3-16 . 102 1.4 Christian Unity: Paul, Apollos and Cephas as One 3:1-4:16 . 120 2. SEX: Men and Women in the Human Family 4:17-7:40 .... 153 2.1 Immorality and the Church 4:17-5:6a .... 155 2.2 (Three Roadblocks: Leaven, Immorality and the Law Courts 5:6b-6:8). 166 2.3 Theology of Sexual Practice: Kingdom Ethics 6:9-12 .... 175 2.4 Theologyof Sexual Practice: Joining the Body 6:13-20 . 182 2.5 Sexual Practice in Harmony with the Gospel 7:1-40 ..... 196 3. CHRISTIAN AND PAGAN: Freedom and Responsibility 8:1-11:1 227 3.1 Food Offered to Idols: Freedom and Responsibility 8:1-13 . 229 3.2 Paul`s Personal Freedom and Responsibility 9:1-18 . ..... 242 3.3 Freedom in Mission: Full Identification 9:19-27 . . 253 3.4 Old Covenant Sacraments and Idolatry:Partial Identification 10:1-13.. 265 3.5 New Covenant Sacraments and Idolatry:No Identification 10:14-22 ..274 3.6 Food Offered to Idols: Freedom and Responsibility(A Final Word) 10:23-11:1 4. WORSHIP: Men and Women in the Church 11:2-14:40 .... 293 4.1 Men and Women Leading in Worship: Prophets and How They Dress 11:2-16 4.2 Order in Worship: Sacrament-The Lord`s Supper 11:17-34 . 314 4.3 Gifts and the Nature of the Body 12:1-30 . .. 325 4.4 The Hymn to Love 12:31-14:1 ... 349 4.5 Spiritual Gifts and the Upbuilding of the Body 14:1-25 . . 386 4.6 Order in Worship: Word-Prophets and Speakers in Tongues 14:26-33... 404 4.7 Women and Men Worshiping: No Chatting in Church 14:33b-40 409 5. RESURRECTION: Faith, Christ and Victory 15:1-58 ..... 419 5.1 Resurrection: The Message and the Validity of Faith 15:1-20. . 421 5.2 Resurrection: Adam and Christ-The End of All Things 15:21-28 441 5.3 Resurrection and Ethics 15:29-34 . .. 448 5.4 Resurrection: Adam and Christ-The Nature of the Resurrected Body 15:35-50. 5.5 Resurrection: Victory 15:51-58 ..