Reading Notes: 1 Corinthians

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Corinth Today 
This week I read First Corinthians for my continuing project of looking at books of the Bible through a literary lense. Corinthians is a pretty interesting to read because, like other works attributed to Paul, it was written as a letter. Understanding the chapter like this puts a whole new perspective on the text. At the time, Corinth was a port city. This means that it was full of sailers and other less-than-savery populations. Corinthians was sort of a party city at the time, and reading Paul's letter to the people there in this context was pretty eye-opening. I noticed a lot more instances of what seemed like instructions, Paul answering questions about the morality of a gentile life spent following Christianity. Seeing the piece through this lense almost makes it stand out as an argument for me, rather than a classically-interpreted sermon. 

Source: 1 Corinthians, Harper Collins Study Bible
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  1. Rose BlushApril 15, 2019 at 12:55 AM

    Looking at the Bible through a literary lens sounds quite fascinating. I am interested in reading stories about or based off of this. It's interesting to here Corinthians described as a party city. I never knew it was written as a letter and I find it curious that Paul answers questions about the morality of a gentile life. I want to read it now. I enjoyed reading your perspective on it.
    Good luck with finals and the rest of this semester!

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