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| Series Preface | |
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| Author's Preface | |
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| Abbreviations | |
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| Map | |
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| Introduction to 1 Corinthians | |
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| Letter Opening (1:1-3) | |
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| Thanksgiving for God's Grace Given to Them (1:4-9) | |
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| Factions and Dissension in the Church (1:10-4:21) | |
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| The Report of Their Factions (1:10-17) | |
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| The Foolish Wisdom of the Cross (1:18-25) | |
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| God's Choice of the Foolish (1:26-31) | |
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| Human Wisdom versus the Spirit and Power of God (2:1-5) | |
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| The Spirit's Revelation of God's Wisdom (2:6-16) | |
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| Evaluating the Work of God's Servants (3:1-17) | |
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| How to Regard Oneself; How to Regard Others (3:18-4:5) | |
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| The Apostles as Models of the Wisdom of the Cross (4:6-13) | |
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| Appeal to Imitate Their Father Paul (4:14-21) | |
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| Incest, Lawsuits, and Prostitution (5:1-6:20) | |
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| The Case of Incest (5:1-8) | |
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| Renewed Warnings about Tolerance of Sin in the Church (5:9-13) | |
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| Admonition against Lawsuits (6:1-11) | |
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| Admonition against Visiting Prostitutes (6:12-20) | |
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| Instructions about Sexual Relations, Divorce, and Marriage (7:1-40) | |
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| Sexual Relations within Marriage (7:1-5) | |
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| Celibacy or Marriage for the Unmarried and Widows (7:6-9) | |
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| Instructions about Divorce for Those Married to Christians and for Those Married to Non-Christians (7:10-16) | |
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| Guiding Principle Underlying the Discussion: Remain as You Are (7:17-24) | |
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| The Advisability of Marriage for the Betrothed and for Widows (7:25-40) | |
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| The Dispute over Food Sacrificed to Idols (8:1-11:1) | |
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| Introduction of the Issue of Idol Food (8:1-6) | |
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| Refutation of Their Practice because of Its Danger to Fellow Christians (8:7-13) | |
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| Paul's Own Example to Undergird His Counsel (9:1-27) | |
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| Refutation of Their Practice from the Negative Example of the History of Israel in the Wilderness (10:1-13) | |
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| Refutation of Their Practice from the Example of the Lord's Supper (10:14-22) | |
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| Practical Advice for Dealing with the Issue of Idol Food in Pagan Settings (10:23-11:1) | |
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| Headdress in Public Worship (11:2-16) | |
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| Divisions at the Lord's Supper (11:17-34) | |
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| The Use of Spiritual Gifts in Public Worship (12:1-14:40) | |
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| Introduction of the Topic of Spiritual Gifts (12:1-3) | |
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| Variety and Unity of Spiritual Gifts (12:4-11) | |
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| The Diversity and Interdependence of Members of the Body (12:12-31) | |
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| Love: A More Excellent Way (13:1-13) | |
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| The Comparison between Tongues and Prophecy (14:1-19) | |
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| The Preference for Prophecy (14:20-25) | |
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| Regulations for Worship and Concluding Instructions on Spiritual Gifts (14:26-40) | |
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| The Resurrection (15:1-58) | |
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| Prologue: Preaching and Belief about the Resurrection of Christ (15:1-11) | |
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| The Consequences If the Resurrection of the Dead Is Not True (15:12-19) | |
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| The Consequences Since the Resurrection of the Dead Is True (15:20-28) | |
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| The Consequences If the Resurrection of the Dead Were Not True (15:29-34) | |
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| The Bodily Character of the Resurrection (15:35-49) | |
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| All Will Be Changed (15:50-58) | |
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| Instructions for the Collection and Travel Itineraries (16:1-12) | |
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| Letter Closing (16:13-24) | |
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| Works Cited | |
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| Index of Subjects | |
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| Index of Authors | |
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| Index of Greek Words | |
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| Index of Scripture and Other Ancient Writings | |