NEW TESTAMENT
1 & 2 CORINTHIANS
INTRODUCTION
▪ 1 Corinthians - offers Paul's most extensive discussion of Christian _______________,
Christian _______________, the _______________of the church, spiritual
_______________, and the _______________ of believers
▪ 2 Corinthians - offers interpreters an understanding of Paul's theology of the
_________________________that forms the foundation for much of his thought
▪ Paul's response to the Corinthian situation offers interpreters a powerful guide for
addressing the _______________of the local church today
CITY OF CORINTH
▪ Established as a Roman colony by ___________________(44 BC)
▪ Became capital of Roman province of _______________ (27 BC)
▪ _______________reputation
▪ Plato – a _______________girl = a prostitute
▪ Aristophanes coined the term "_______________" = to fornicate
▪ Many temples and shrines
▪ Main gods - Apollo and _______________
▪ Located on Isthmus connecting Achaia and mainland Greece
▪ _______________Games – second only to the Olympic Games
▪ _______________– paved road built across isthmus used to transport boats
from Aegean Sea to Ionian Sea
AUTHORSHIP
▪ External Evidence – early and _______________that Paul is the author
▪ Internal Evidence – no major issues; considered by F. C. Baur to be part of the
_______________
▪ "they bear so incontestably the character of Pauline originality, that there is no
conceivable ground for the assertion of critical doubts in their case.” – F. C. Baur
INTEGRITY OF 2 CORINTHIANS
▪ A Composite Document? - some scholars suggest 2 Corinthians consists of
_______________distinct pieces of Pauline correspondence addressed to Corinth
▪ 2.14-7.4 - Paul broke off his discussion of _______________and Macedonia in
2.13 and did not return until 7.5
▪ 6.14-7.1 - Appears to be positioned _______________as it disrupts the thought
from 6.13 to 7.2
▪ Ch 9 - Appears redundant as Paul already discussed the
_______________collection at length in ch 8
▪ Chs 10-13 - Change in Paul's tone from chs 1-9 suggests may be
_______________letter mentioned in 2:4 and 7:8
, ▪ Manuscript Evidence - There are no manuscripts that offer a _______________form of
2 Corinthians
▪ Conclusion - 2 Corinthians most likely a _______________document
PAUL’S CORINTHIAN CORRESPONDANCE
DATE & OCCASION
▪ Paul made his _______________visit to Corinth on his 2MJ in AD 50-51 (Acts 18.1-17)
▪ Paul founded the church and spent _______________in Corinth
▪ Paul brought before the judgment seat of _______________ (AD 51-52)
▪ Paul returned to Asia on his 3MJ and settled down in _______________for three years
(Acts 19.10; 20.31)
▪ Paul heard of sexual immorality in the church and wrote the "____________________"
(1 Cor 5.9, 11) commanding the church to dissociate from professing Christians who live
immorally - Corinthians A
▪ Some in the church ____________________the letter and assumed Paul was
demanding that believers retreat from pagan society (5.10-13)
PAUL’S CORINTHIAN CORRESPONDANCE
DATE & OCCASION
▪ Meanwhile, _______________was preaching in Corinth with great affect
▪ Soon _______________started forming within the church
▪ Paul received a _______________from Chloe's house that there were divisions
and immorality
▪ Paul received _______________on various issues in the form of a letter brought
by church delegates (Stephanus, Fortunatus, and Achaicus)
▪ Paul wrote _______________from Ephesus during the Spring of AD 56 to deal with the
reports and questions - Corinthians B
▪ Paul also expressed plans to spend the winter in Corinth (1 Cor 16.5-11)
▪ Paul made a second visit ("____________________") to Corinth in order to address
major problems facing the church (2 Cor 2.1; 12.14; 13.1-2)
PAUL’S CORINTHIAN CORRESPONDANCE
DATE & OCCASION
▪ Sometime after returning to Ephesus, Paul wrote a "____________________"
instructing the church to discipline his leading opponent in the church (2 Cor 2.4; 7.8) -
Corinthians C
▪ Paul began to be _______________in Ephesus and decided to travel to Troas and
Macedonia
▪ _______________finally met up with Paul and gave him good news about the
Corinthians response to the "sorrowful letter"
▪ Paul wrote _______________from Macedonia in AD 56 (2 Cor 7.5; 8.1; 9.2) to express
his plans for the relief offering and his joy after receiving good news from Titus -
Corinthians D
1 & 2 CORINTHIANS
INTRODUCTION
▪ 1 Corinthians - offers Paul's most extensive discussion of Christian _______________,
Christian _______________, the _______________of the church, spiritual
_______________, and the _______________ of believers
▪ 2 Corinthians - offers interpreters an understanding of Paul's theology of the
_________________________that forms the foundation for much of his thought
▪ Paul's response to the Corinthian situation offers interpreters a powerful guide for
addressing the _______________of the local church today
CITY OF CORINTH
▪ Established as a Roman colony by ___________________(44 BC)
▪ Became capital of Roman province of _______________ (27 BC)
▪ _______________reputation
▪ Plato – a _______________girl = a prostitute
▪ Aristophanes coined the term "_______________" = to fornicate
▪ Many temples and shrines
▪ Main gods - Apollo and _______________
▪ Located on Isthmus connecting Achaia and mainland Greece
▪ _______________Games – second only to the Olympic Games
▪ _______________– paved road built across isthmus used to transport boats
from Aegean Sea to Ionian Sea
AUTHORSHIP
▪ External Evidence – early and _______________that Paul is the author
▪ Internal Evidence – no major issues; considered by F. C. Baur to be part of the
_______________
▪ "they bear so incontestably the character of Pauline originality, that there is no
conceivable ground for the assertion of critical doubts in their case.” – F. C. Baur
INTEGRITY OF 2 CORINTHIANS
▪ A Composite Document? - some scholars suggest 2 Corinthians consists of
_______________distinct pieces of Pauline correspondence addressed to Corinth
▪ 2.14-7.4 - Paul broke off his discussion of _______________and Macedonia in
2.13 and did not return until 7.5
▪ 6.14-7.1 - Appears to be positioned _______________as it disrupts the thought
from 6.13 to 7.2
▪ Ch 9 - Appears redundant as Paul already discussed the
_______________collection at length in ch 8
▪ Chs 10-13 - Change in Paul's tone from chs 1-9 suggests may be
_______________letter mentioned in 2:4 and 7:8
, ▪ Manuscript Evidence - There are no manuscripts that offer a _______________form of
2 Corinthians
▪ Conclusion - 2 Corinthians most likely a _______________document
PAUL’S CORINTHIAN CORRESPONDANCE
DATE & OCCASION
▪ Paul made his _______________visit to Corinth on his 2MJ in AD 50-51 (Acts 18.1-17)
▪ Paul founded the church and spent _______________in Corinth
▪ Paul brought before the judgment seat of _______________ (AD 51-52)
▪ Paul returned to Asia on his 3MJ and settled down in _______________for three years
(Acts 19.10; 20.31)
▪ Paul heard of sexual immorality in the church and wrote the "____________________"
(1 Cor 5.9, 11) commanding the church to dissociate from professing Christians who live
immorally - Corinthians A
▪ Some in the church ____________________the letter and assumed Paul was
demanding that believers retreat from pagan society (5.10-13)
PAUL’S CORINTHIAN CORRESPONDANCE
DATE & OCCASION
▪ Meanwhile, _______________was preaching in Corinth with great affect
▪ Soon _______________started forming within the church
▪ Paul received a _______________from Chloe's house that there were divisions
and immorality
▪ Paul received _______________on various issues in the form of a letter brought
by church delegates (Stephanus, Fortunatus, and Achaicus)
▪ Paul wrote _______________from Ephesus during the Spring of AD 56 to deal with the
reports and questions - Corinthians B
▪ Paul also expressed plans to spend the winter in Corinth (1 Cor 16.5-11)
▪ Paul made a second visit ("____________________") to Corinth in order to address
major problems facing the church (2 Cor 2.1; 12.14; 13.1-2)
PAUL’S CORINTHIAN CORRESPONDANCE
DATE & OCCASION
▪ Sometime after returning to Ephesus, Paul wrote a "____________________"
instructing the church to discipline his leading opponent in the church (2 Cor 2.4; 7.8) -
Corinthians C
▪ Paul began to be _______________in Ephesus and decided to travel to Troas and
Macedonia
▪ _______________finally met up with Paul and gave him good news about the
Corinthians response to the "sorrowful letter"
▪ Paul wrote _______________from Macedonia in AD 56 (2 Cor 7.5; 8.1; 9.2) to express
his plans for the relief offering and his joy after receiving good news from Titus -
Corinthians D
