Corinth Bible Study Lecture Notes

Intro

Before we begin studying the Scriptures of 1 & 2 Corinthians we will learn a bit about the world in which the letter was written. Thanks to many researchers we have resources that have been discovered in the last few years.

Video: https://media.faithlife.com/logos-media/173249-13833070--

Video outline

What is Corinth? 0:00

Where? 0:20

City Center 0:50 (Temple of apollo 1:03)

Other Market 1:36 (possibly where Paul worked)

Claudius expels Jews 1:56

Meat Market 2:13 (1 Cor 10.25 2:26)

Public Recognition 2:41 (Erastus 2:46, Rom 16.23 3:05)

Former Slave turned Free & Monument 3:17 (

Paul’s Ministry in Corinth 4:01 (Acts 18.7-8 4:13)

Jewish community in Corinth 4:26

Opposition to Paul 4:44 (Acts 18.12 5:08)

Video finishes with narrator saying Paul was able to spend a considerable amount of time at Corinth with the church that seemed to be the most challenging for him.

Now that we have somewhat of a clearer picture of what life would be like for those to whom Paul was writing this letter to, we can begin diving into more specific background information on 1 Corinthians.

When consulting a little booklet “Know Your Bible” this is how Paul Kent summarizes 1 Corinthians in ten words or less...

Know your Bible: All 66 Books Explained and Applied 1 Corinthians

IN TEN WORDS OR LESS

An apostle tackles sin problems in the church at Corinth.

Background slides on 1 Corinthians

What do we hope to learn from this first letter to the Corinthians?

Holman QuickSource Guide to Understanding the Bible One-Sentence Summary

The many problems a congregation may have, whether doctrinal or practical, will be resolved as that church submits properly to the lordship of Christ and learns to love one another genuinely.