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2014 by Preben Vang
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Contents
Cover
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Welcome to the Teach the Text Commentary Series
Introduction to the Teach the Text Commentary Series
Abbreviations
Introduction to 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 1:13
Introduction and Hello
1 Corinthians 1:49
Thanking God for His Work in the Church
1 Corinthians 1:1017
Church Divisions and Confusion of Allegiance
1 Corinthians 1:1831
Wisdom and Foolishness
1 Corinthians 2:116
Applying Gods Wisdom to Lifes Issues
1 Corinthians 3:115
Christian Maturity
1 Corinthians 3:164:5
Leadership and Servanthood
1 Corinthians 4:613
Christian Success and Christlikeness
1 Corinthians 4:1421
Role Models versus Role Players
1 Corinthians 5:113
Separation of Faith and Life
Additional Insights
Corinthian Law
1 Corinthians 6:16
Being Wronged versus Claiming Ones Right
1 Corinthians 6:711
Highlighting the Transformation Christ Causes in Attitude and Action
1 Corinthians 6:1220
Unity of Life and Faith
1 Corinthians 7:17
Marriage, Sexual Intimacy, and Spiritual Devotion
1 Corinthians 7:811
Marriage and Singleness
1 Corinthians 7:1216
Marriage between Christians and Unbelievers
1 Corinthians 7:1740
Lifes Circumstances and the Christian Testimony
1 Corinthians 8:113
Consider Others Higher Than Yourself
Additional Insights
Meat Sacrificed to Idols
1 Corinthians 9:112
Personal Rights and Christian Testimony
1 Corinthians 9:1327
Financial Support and Freedom to Preach the Gospel
1 Corinthians 10:113
Trust versus Self-Reliance
1 Corinthians 10:1411:1
Imitation and Role Modeling
Worship and Proper Attire
1 Corinthians 11:1734
Worship and Humility
Additional Insights
Roman Homes and Households
1 Corinthians 12:16
Unity and Community (Part 1)
1 Corinthians 12:711
Unity and Community (Part 2)
1 Corinthians 12:1230
Many Parts, One Body
Additional Insights
Pauls Body Metaphor
1 Corinthians 12:3113:13
The Priority of Love
1 Corinthians 14:119
Spiritual Gifts and Spiritual Growth
1 Corinthians 14:2040
The Focus of Christian Worship
Additional Insights
Women, Worship, and Prophecy
1 Corinthians 15:111
Resurrection and History
1 Corinthians 15:1234
Resurrection and Christian Living
1 Corinthians 15:3549
Resurrection and Transformation (Part 1)
1 Corinthians 15:5058
Resurrection and Transformation (Part 2)
1 Corinthians 16:111
Collection and Travel Plans
1 Corinthians 16:1224
Last Encouragement and Final Greeting
Notes
Bibliography
Image Credits
Contributors
Index
Back Cover
Welcome to the Teach the Text Commentary Series
Why another commentary series? That was the question the general editors posed when Baker Books asked us to produce this series. Is there something that we can offer to pastors and teachers that is not currently being offered by other commentary series, or that can be offered in a more helpful way? After carefully researching the needs of pastors who teach the text on a weekly basis, we concluded that yes, more can be done; this commentary is carefully designed to fill an important gap.
The technicality of modern commentaries often overwhelms readers with details that are tangential to the main purpose of the text. Discussions of source and redaction criticism, as well as detailed surveys of secondary literature, seem far removed from preaching and teaching the Word. Rather than wade through technical discussions, pastors often turn to devotional commentaries, which may contain exegetical weaknesses, misuse the Greek and Hebrew languages, and lack hermeneutical sophistication. There is a need for a commentary that utilizes the best of biblical scholarship but also presents the material in a clear, concise, attractive, and user-friendly format.
This commentary is designed for that purposeto provide a ready reference for the exposition of the biblical text, giving easy access to information that a pastor needs to communicate the text effectively. To that end, the commentary is divided into carefully selected preaching units, each covered in six pages (with carefully regulated word counts both in the passage as a whole and in each subsection). Pastors and teachers engaged in weekly preparation thus know that they will be reading approximately the same amount of material on a week-by-week basis.
Each passage begins with a concise summary of the central message, or Big Idea, of the passage and a list of its main themes. This is followed by a more detailed interpretation of the text, including the literary context of the passage, historical background material, and interpretive insights. While drawing on the best of biblical scholarship, this material is clear, concise, and to the point. Technical material is kept to a minimum, with endnotes pointing the reader to more detailed discussion and additional resources.
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