: Andrew J. Wilson
: The Warning-Assurance Relationship in 1 Corinthians
: Mohr Siebeck
: 9783161554674
: Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament 2. Reihe
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: Christentum
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Paul's first letter to the Corinthians contains both emphatic warnings and strong statements of assurance, and the relationship between them has often puzzled interpreters. At times, it sounds as if Paul is warning the Corinthians lest they forfeit their eschatological salvation; at others, it sounds like he is assuring them that they will not. Attempts to harmonise the two stances have often ended up nullifying the warnings, or the assurances, or both. In this fresh analysis of all the relevant texts, Andrew J. Wilson demonstrates that Paul's warnings and assurances stand in tension with each other, and suggests that this tension is both coherent, and, in actual fact, deliberate on Paul's part. Discussions of perseverance and apostasy in Paul, grace and works, and the relationship between divine and human agency, will all now need to reckon with this important contribution.

Born 1978; MA from Cambridge, PhD from King's College London; currently serves as Teaching Pastor at King's Church, London.
Cover1
Preface8
Table of Contents10
Chapter 1: The Scholarly Context of this Study14
A. The Warnings and Assurances of 1 Corinthians in Recent Scholarship14
B. Two Proposals: Judith Gundry Volf and B. J. Oropeza21
C. The Contribution of this Study24
D. The Approach of this Study27
Chapter 2: Selected Introductory Issues in 1 Corinthians29
A. Introduction29
B. The Question of Unity30
C. The Origin of the Problems at Corinth35
D. The Structure of the Letter40
E. Conclusion43
Chapter 3: 1 Corinthians 1:1-945
A. Exegesis45
B. Conclusion52
Chapter 4: 1 Corinthians 3:5-1753
A. Overview53
B. Wages According to Labour56
C. Reward, Salvation, and Escaping through Fire59
D. Destruction of the Temple65
E. Conclusion70
Chapter 5: 1 Corinthians 5:1-1371
A. Three Major Lines of Interpretation71
B. The ‘So-Called Brother’75
C. Conclusion77
Chapter 6: 1 Corinthians 6:1-2079
A. Overview79
B. The Identity of the ?????? in 6:9-1182
C. Conclusion88
Chapter 7: 1 Corinthians 8:1–11:189
A. The Question of ??????????89
B. Food and Freedom in 8:1-1396
C. Paul and the Prize in 9:1-27102
D. Wanderings and Warnings in 10:1-13109
I. The Solidarity of the Israelites and the Corinthians through Shared Spiritual Experience (10:1-4)110
II. The Destruction of the Israelites through Sin (10:5-10)117
III. The Warning to the Corinthians (10:11-12)122
IV. The Reassurance (10:13)127
E. Food and Freedom in 10:14-11:1130
F. Conclusion135
Chapter 8: 1 Corinthians 11:17-34136
A. Overview136
B. Exegesis137
C. Conclusion144
Chapter 9: 1 Corinthians 15:1-58145
A. Believing in Vain (15:1-2)145
B. The Resurrection of Everyone in Christ is Certain (15:3-28)151
Excursus: The Question of Universalism in 15:20-28156
C. Resurrection and the ‘Spiritual’ (15:35-49)165
D. The Death of Death (15:50-58)168
E. Conclusion171
Chapter 10: Conclusion – The Warnings and Assurances Stand in Tension172
A. Summary172
B. Is There a Warning-Assurance Tension Elsewhere in Paul’s Writings?174
C. Is the Tension Incoherent?180
I. Divine and Human Agency in Paul’s Own Life182
II. Divine and Human Agency in Paul’s Converts187
III. The Strongest Objection to this Proposal: Redundant Warnings?194
D. Conclusion197
Chapter 11: Implications and Further Research198
A. Summary198
B. Implications198
C. Future Research201
Bibliography203
Index of References216
Old Testament216
Jewish Literature218
Qumran Literature219
New Testament219
Early Christian Literature228
Greek and Latin Literature228
Index of Modern Authors230
Index of Subjects234