Introduction

1. Background on Corinth
Rebuilt in 44 b.c.
Inhabited by Greeks, Romans, Jews
Home to Temple of Aphrodite
2. Paul’s visit to Corinth
Paul stayed there for a 18 months in AD 51-52
Account told in Acts 18 (Apollos visited too)
3. Paul’s epistle to Corinth
This was not his 1st epistle to Corinth (5:9-11)
This epistle was written during 3rd journey, around AD 55

5 Problems Paul had heard about...
1. Divisions
2. Sexual Sin
3. Lawsuits b/w Believers
4. Misuse of Liberty
5. Order in Worship

5 Questions they had for Paul…
1. Marriage/Singleness
2. Meat Sacrificed to Idols
3. The Role of Women
4. Spiritual Gifts
5. The Nature of the Resurrection

The Intro (4-9) prepares us to address these key issues
v. 5 introduces 1:18-4:21 (speech & knowledge)
v. 8 introduces 5:1-11:33 (the end of being irreproachable)
v. 7a introduces 12-14 (spiritual gifts)
v. 7b introduces 15 (resurrection)
v. 9 introduces 16 (sharing the Son)
* From Ben Witherington III