Corinthians Flashcards

1
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Which verse mentions another letter to the Corinthians which is not extant?

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1 Corinthians 5:9

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Which historical sources mention Corinthians?

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Ignatius of Antioch, Marcion and Clement

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What year was the church in Corinth founded?

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Approximately 51 AD, although there is some uncertainty due to the unreliability of Acts.

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What were the initial conflicts in Corinth?

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Some criticised Paul for claiming that he was on the same level as the Jerusalem apostles, and other conflicts arose between pre-existing ‘house churches’ and the ekklesia. No generally accepted leadership so each individual group resented having to join together as one.

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5
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What were the four warring factions in Corinth?

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Paul, Cephas, Jesus and Appolonius

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What was Johann Weiss’ Partition theory?

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1 Corinthians is the work of a redactor who joined together two letters and added his own ‘filler’, redactions which gave the letter ‘catholic appeal’. By his death Weiss revised the theory to include 4 letters of origin for Corinthians

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What is a good example of inconsistency in the narrative of 1 Corinthians?

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In 4:17 Paul mentions that Timothy has been sent, but in 16:5 he talks of Timothy’s visit conditionally

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What is the ‘Letter of response’ theory?

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That all the clauses starting with ‘and concerning…’ respond to the second letter mentioned in 5:9

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Who still maintains a unity theory of 1 Corinthians?

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Hurd

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What are some criticisms of unity theory?

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It depends too much upon historical reconstruction and psychoanalysing

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What was the Church in Corinth an important example for?

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Paul’s older Judeo-Christian teachings being enacted in a more modern Hellenistic culture

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In what verse does Paul use a common Greek/Roman political analogy to make his point?

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12:4-27

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What was Lutgert’s thesis?

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That Paul was at odds with a gnostic form of Christianity which emerged as a result of his teachings being mixed with the Hellenistic culture.

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What was Schmithal’s thesis?

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That all of Paul’s letters are written to combat discrepancies created by gnosticism.

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What has been the scholarly reaction to Lutgert’s and Schmithals theses?

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They have mainly been debunked, but some scholars still authoritatively speak of ‘proto-gnosticism’ in Corinth.

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16
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What was Ellis’ argument?

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That the difficulties at Corinth did not arise from an over-realised eschatology- he argued that Paul would not rebuke the Corinthians for following an eschatology which he himself taught them.

17
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What are the five things to look for in Gobbets?

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  1. Stylistic features
  2. Rhetorical context
  3. History
  4. Comparison
  5. How the gobbet adds to our knowledge
18
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First thing to ask:

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Where in the canon is this from?