Bible In A Year - I Corinthians 14 - II Corinthians 13

The Bible in a Year

New Testament

I Corinthians 14 – II Corinthians 13

Read this coming week:

Nov 8 Jer 42‐44, Ps 119:1‐8, 1 Cor 14, Nov 9 Jer 45‐47, Ps 119:9‐16, 1 Cor 15‐16, Nov 10 Jer 48, Ps 119:17‐24, 2 Cor 1‐2, Nov 11 Jer 49, Ps 119:25‐32, 2 Cor 3‐4, Nov 12 Jer 50, Ps 119:33‐40, 2 Cor 5‐6, Nov 13 Jer 51‐52, Ps 119:41‐48, 2 Cor 7‐8, Nov 14 Lam 1, Ps 119:49‐56, 2 Cor 9‐10, Nov 15 Lam 2‐3, Ps 119:57‐64, 2 Cor 11‐13

Reading Questions

For next week you’re reading I and II Corinthians.  Be able to answer the following:

1. What does Paul warn against when it comes to speaking in tongues and the order of the church?
2. What information about our own lives comes from the knowledge of Jesus’ resurrection
3. Paul’s 2^nd letter to the Corinthians is different in its tone. How do the words of II Corinthians apply to the issues in I Corinthians?
4. Paul gives us many clues as to his personality and struggle in II Corinthians.  What do we learn about Paul in this book?

About the Pauline Epistles: Problems

Paul’s letters to the churches that he started and ministered to give us a view of a pastor’s struggle to teach the faith and adherence to the Word of God while offering the pure and free forgiveness of Christ. Each time that Paul writes a letter, it is also carefully contextualized to the problems of each specific city or person that he is writing to.

1. ·         Romans – Problems of Misunderstanding
2. ·         I Corinthians – Problems of Church Practice
3. ·         II Corinthians – Problems of Guilt
4. ·         Galatians – Problems of False Laws
5. ·         Ephesians – Problems of Living a New Life
6. ·         Philippians – Problems of Humility
7. ·         Colossians – Problems Living in Pagan Society
8. ·         I & II Thessalonians – Problems of False Teachers
9. ·         I & II Timothy & Titus – Problems Being A Leader
10. ·         Philemon – Problems of Calling and Former Life

About I & II Corinthians: The City

Corinth was a rich Roman city that gained most of its wealth through its strategic position as a trading city.  It’s physical location made it a natural trading stop for many in the ancient world and made Corinth into a melting pot city with several different ethnicities and cultures.  Each culture brought its own religion and habits (including bad habits) into this cosmopolitan city.  Putting Corinth into the landscape of the United States, Corinth would be like a cosmopolitan city with high numbers of immigrants and a laissez faire attitude toward morality – perhaps like a cross between New York and New Orleans.

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