NT010-812 - Paul and Corinthian Christianity (English)
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2,976 Standard Tuition Fee
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12Credit Points
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0.125 EFT
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8AQF level
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Category developing unitB
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new testamentUnit Discipline
Corequisites
NT002-512, NT002-712 or NT003-512, NT003-712
Exclusions
Prior to 2020, this unit content was delivered under the unit code NT621. Unit exclusions: NT011-508, NT024-612, NT024-712, NT024-812, NT025-612, NT025-712, NT025-812 (if the 1 Corinthians option has been chosen), NT011
Set Text
This unit counts towards the "set text" unit requirements of courses.Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, students willA. Know and understand
1. Demonstrate Advanced knowledge and understanding of the book/s of 1 (or 1 & 2) Corinthians in the English text.
B. Be able to
1.Examine the ‘introductory’ issues in understanding 1 (or 1 & 2) Corinthians
2. Evaluate alternative interpretations of the themes and theological teachings of 1 (or 1 & 2) Corinthians
3. Exegete selected passages of the English text of 1 (or 1 & 2) Corinthians
C. Be in a position to
1. Applying the teaching of 1 (or 1 & 2) Corinthians to contemporary Christian living and ministry practice
Content
Candidates are required to learn and employ exegetical methods of modern critical scholarship.
Candidates may not take any unit in which they repeat material completed in another unit.
1. The church at Corinth: its foundation, the influences upon its life, and the theological and ethical issues reflected in the Pauline letters.
2. Exegesis of the English text of 1 Corinthians 1–7, 11–15 (or a comparable block of chapters from 1 and 2 Corinthians).
Set Readings
This unit's indicative bibliography is currently being revised. Students should contact their home college for further details at the time of taking this unit.
Theological and General Studies:
Adams, E. and D. G. Horrell (eds), Christianity at Corinth: The Quest for the Pauline Church (Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2004).
Cheng, A. T., Idol Food in Corinth: Jewish Background and Pauline Legacy (Sheffield: SAP, 1999).
Furnish, V. P., The Theology of the First Letter to the Corinthians (Cambridge: CUP, 1999).
Hafemann, S., Suffering and Ministry in the Spirit: Paul’s Defence of His Ministry in 1 Corinthians 2:14–3:3 (Carlisle: Paternoster, 2000).
Welborn, L. L., Paul, the Fool of Christ (London/New York: T&T Clark, 2005).
Winter, B. W., After Paul Left Corinth: The Influence of Secular Ethics and Social Change (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2001).
Classics:
Banks, R., Paul's Idea of Community (Rev. ed.; Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1994).
Forbes, C. B., Prophecy and Inspired Speech in Early Christianity and its Hellenistic Environment (Tübingen: Mohr, 1995).
Martin, D. B., The Corinthian Body (New Haven: Yale University, 1995).
Pickett, R., The Cross in Corinth: The Social Significance of the Death of Jesus (Sheffield: SAP, 1997).
Savage, T. B., Power through Weakness: Paul’s Understanding of the Christian Ministry in 2 Corinthians (New York: CUP, 1996).
Theissen, G., The Social Setting of Pauline Christianity: Essays on Corinth. (Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1982).
Welborn, L. L., Politics and Rhetoric in the Corinthians Epistles (Macon, GA: Mercer University, 1996).
Commentaries:
Collins, R. F., First Corinthians (Collegeville: Liturgical, 1999).
Dunn, J. D. G., 1 Corinthians (Sheffield: Continuum, 2003).
Garland, D., 1 Corinthians (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2003).
Horsley, R. A., 1 Corinthians (Nashville: Abingdon, 1998).
Keener, C. S., 1- 2 Corinthians (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005).
Thiselton, A. C., The First Epistle to the Corinthians (NIGTC). (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2000).
Classics:
Fee, G. D., The First Epistle to the Corinthians (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1987).
Hays, R. B., First Corinthians (Louisville: John Knox, 1997).
Witherington, B., Conflict and Community in Corinth: A Socio–Rhetorical Commentary on 1 and 2 Corinthians (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1994).
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Ridley College26/02/202420/03/202416/06/2024Off CampusEnquire