Keith Essex
1 Corinthians

Keith Essex's correlating video lecture(s) from The Master's Seminary:

• Lecture 20: Themes, Purpose, Structure of 1 Corinthians; and
• Lecture 21: Interpretive Issues of 1 Corinthians.

10. The Corinthian Epistles [DPL, 164-79; BTINT, 195-248] (continued)
    2. 1 Corinthians [MSB, 1694-96; ESVSB, 2187-91; NIVZSB, 2324-27; RSB, 2011-15; RFW, 145-49]
       1. The History of Interpretation [DTIB, 133; Ciampa & Rosner, 35-41; ACCSNT, Vol. VII]
       2. Major Themes [CCC, 576-80, 582-85]
          1. The Call to Holiness (1Co 1:2, 30; 3:17; 6:1, 2, 11, 19; 7:14, 34; 14:33; 16:1, 5, 20) [DPL, 397-402]
             1. The Holy Spirit (1Co 2:4, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14; 3:16; 6:11, 19; 7:40; 12:3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13)
             2. The Human Spirit (1Co 2:11; 4:21; 5:3, 4, 5; 6:17; 7:34; 14:2, 14, 15, 16; 15:45; 16:18)
             3. "Spiritual" (1Co 2:13, 15; 3:1; 9:11; 10:3, 4; 12:1; 14:1, 37; 15:44, 46)
                / "Spiritually" (1Co 2:14)
          2. The Pride of the Corinthians
             1. Their "Wisdom" (1Co 1:17, 19, 20-22, 24-27, 30; 2:1, 4-7, 13; 3:10, 18-20) [DPL, 967-73]
             2. Their Arrogance (1Co 4:6, 18; 5:2; 8:1)
             3. Their Boasting (1Co 1:29, 31; 3:21; 4:7)
             4. Their "Knowledge" (1Co 1:5; 8:12; "Do you not know?" 1Co 3:16; 5:6; 6:2, 3, 9, 15, 16, 19; 9:13, 24)
          3. The "Body" (1Co 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15) [DPL, 805-12]
          4. The Church (1Co 1:2; 3:16-17; 4:17; 5:11-13; 6:1-2; 7:17; 10:32; 11:16; 12:28; 14:4, 12, 19, 23; 16:1, 19) [DPL, 123-31]
             1. The Church is God's Temple (1Co 3:16-17)
             2. The Church is the Body of Christ (1Co 12:12-31a) [DPL, 76-82]
             3. The Divisions in the Corinthian Church (1Co 1:10-1Co 4:21, 1Co 11:18)
       3. The Purpose:
          • Paul applied Christian solutions to the spiritual problems at Corinth in his desire to see a holy Church result [see CCC, 557-58]
       4. The Literary Structure: see outline [CCC, 560-61, 562-70; CMINT, 415-17; VOCNT, 42-44]
          1 CORINTHIANS

          1. The Prologue (1Co 1:1-9)
             1. The Salutation (1Co 1:1-3)
             2. Paul's Thanksgiving for the Corinthians (1Co 1:4-9)
          2. The Body: Paul's Instructions and Exhortations in Answer to the Problems at Corinth (1Co 1:10-1Co 16:9)
             1. Paul's Response to the Report of Conditions in the Corinthian Church (1Co 1:10-1Co 6:20)
                1. The Divisions in the Church (1Co 1:10-1Co 4:21)
                   1. The Fact of the Divisions (1Co 1:10-17)
                   2. The Causes of the Divisions (1Co 1:18-1Co 4:21)
                      1. The Misconception of the Message (1Co 1:18-1Co 3:4)
                      2. The Misconception of the Ministry (1Co 3:5-1Co 4:21)
                2. The Disorders in the Church (1Co 5:1-1Co 6:20)
                   1. The Absence of Discipline (1Co 5:1-13)
                   2. The Lawsuits before the Unrighteous (1Co 6:1-11)
                   3. The Toleration of Immorality (1Co 6:12-20)
             2. Paul's Reply to the Questions from the Corinthian Church (1Co 7:1-1Co 16:9)
                1. The Counsel concerning Marriage (1Co 7:1-24)
                2. The Counsel concerning Virgins (1Co 7:25-40)
                3. The Counsel concerning Things Offered to Idols (1Co 8:1-1Co 11:1)
                   1. The Basic Knowledge: The Idol is Nothing, but Curb Freedom out of Love (1Co 8:1-13)
                   2. Paul's Personal Illustration of His Use of Freedom (1Co 9:1-27)
                   3. The Application: Flee Idolatry and Do the Profitable (1Co 10:1-1Co 11:1)
                4. The Counsel concerning Matters of Public Assembly (1Co 11:2-34)
                   1. The Attire of Women (1Co 11:2-16)
                   2. The Observance of the Lord's Supper (1Co 11:17-34)
                5. The Counsel concerning Spiritual Gifts (1Co 12:1-1Co 14:40)
                   1. The Criterion: Jesus is Lord (1Co 12:1-3)
                   2. The Unity and Diversity of the Gifts (1Co 12:4-31a)
                   3. The More Excellent Way (1Co 12:31b-1Co 13:13)
                   4. The Need for Intelligibility in the Assemby (1Co 14:1-25)
                   5. The Ordering of the Gifts (1Co 14:26-40)
                6. The Counsel concerning the Resurrection (1Co 15:1-58)
                7. The Counsel concerning the Collection (1Co 16:1-9)
          3. Epilogue (1Co 16:10-24)
       5. Bibliography
          1. Exegetical:
             • Thiselton, 1 Corinthians (NIGTC).
             • *Garland, 1 Corinthians (BECNT).
          2. English Interpretation:
             • Ciampa & Rosner, The First Letter to the Corinthians (PNTC).
             • *Fee, The First Epistle to the Corinthians (NICNT).
             • Taylor, 1 Corinthians (NAC).
          3. Expositional:
             • MacArthur, 1 Corinthians (MacNTC).
       6. Selected Interpretive Issues [see Thomas, Understanding Spiritual Gifts]
          1. "Tongues" in chapters 12-14 [MSB, 1716, 1719-22; ESVSB, 2209-12; NIVZSB, 2351; RSB, 2036-37; DPL, 339-47]
             1. Angelic Speech [Ciampa & Rosner(?); Fee; EBC2]
             2. Human Languages [Ciampa & Rosner; Taylor: MacArthur (the plural); Thomas; EBC1; EBC2; BKC]
             3. Liturgical, Archaic, or Rhythmic Phrases
             4. Ecstatic Speech [MacArthur (the singular)]
             5. Language of the Heart Released / Articulated [Thiselton]
          2. The "Silence" of Women (1Co 14:33b-36 with 1Co 11:5) [MSB, 1713, 1722; ESVSB, 2206-7; 2213; NIVSB, 2352-53; RSB, 2038]
             1. A Contradiction
             2. A Textual Gloss [Fee]
             3. A Corinthian "Slogan" (1Co 14:34-35) refuted in (1Co 14:36)
             4. Disruptive Speech [Taylor]
             5. Discerning of Prophecy / Criticism of Prophets [Thiselton]
             6. Speaking in Tongues
             7. Definitive Teaching in 1Co 14:33b-35; Regulated Practice in 1Co 11:5 [Thomas]
             8. Teaching in the Assembly in 1Co 14:33b-36; Prophecy outside the Assembly in 1Co 11:5 [MacArthur; EBC1]
             9. A Distinction between "Women" and "Wives" [Garland; EBC2; BKC]
             10. Regulation of Shameful Behavior [Ciampa & Rosner; Taylor]
       7. Preaching 1 Corinthians

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