Letter From St. Paul To Corinthians
Biblical Criticism 2 – Catherine Nguyen
World behind the text: The First Letter from St. Paul to the Corinthians
This text is part of the first letter from St Paul to the Corinthians which was written in 54 AD while he was staying in Ephesus. St Paul’s real name was not Paul, in fact he was known as Saul beforehand. Paul (Saul) was born in Tarsus of Cilcia in Asia Minor (Act 21: 39). He grew up in Jerusalem and studied Jewish tradition under Gamaliel (…), becoming a zealous Pharisee. Saul was the first active opponent of the Christian movement, threatened and taking lives of Christians. On his way to Damascus, he was stopped by God who blinded him for 3 days. During that time he reflect upon his actions. When he was healed, he started preaching …show more content…
Paul wanted the Corinthians to remember, believe and trust his message. He believed that if they did these things then they would be saved. But if they don’t, their time and effort will have had been wasted. He explains the most important part of the message in the way others have taught him. This part is: Jesus died for our sins, as the Scriptures predicted. He was buried, and three days later he was raised to life. Jesus appeared to Peter, then to the rest of the twelve disciples. After this, he appeared to more than five hundred other followers. Most of them are still alive, but some have died. He also appeared to James, then to all of the other apostles. Finally, he appeared to Paul, who believed he was the least important of all the apostles. He believed he caused so much trouble for God's church that he didn't deserve to be called an apostle. But God treated him like any ordinary person. He made Paul a good-hearted person and God’s effort wasn't wasted. He then worked harder than any of the other apostles, believing that God was at the roots of all the work. In conclusion, he believed no matter how much they preached (or not), everyone else believed the
World behind the text: The First Letter from St. Paul to the Corinthians
This text is part of the first letter from St Paul to the Corinthians which was written in 54 AD while he was staying in Ephesus. St Paul’s real name was not Paul, in fact he was known as Saul beforehand. Paul (Saul) was born in Tarsus of Cilcia in Asia Minor (Act 21: 39). He grew up in Jerusalem and studied Jewish tradition under Gamaliel (…), becoming a zealous Pharisee. Saul was the first active opponent of the Christian movement, threatened and taking lives of Christians. On his way to Damascus, he was stopped by God who blinded him for 3 days. During that time he reflect upon his actions. When he was healed, he started preaching …show more content…
Paul wanted the Corinthians to remember, believe and trust his message. He believed that if they did these things then they would be saved. But if they don’t, their time and effort will have had been wasted. He explains the most important part of the message in the way others have taught him. This part is: Jesus died for our sins, as the Scriptures predicted. He was buried, and three days later he was raised to life. Jesus appeared to Peter, then to the rest of the twelve disciples. After this, he appeared to more than five hundred other followers. Most of them are still alive, but some have died. He also appeared to James, then to all of the other apostles. Finally, he appeared to Paul, who believed he was the least important of all the apostles. He believed he caused so much trouble for God's church that he didn't deserve to be called an apostle. But God treated him like any ordinary person. He made Paul a good-hearted person and God’s effort wasn't wasted. He then worked harder than any of the other apostles, believing that God was at the roots of all the work. In conclusion, he believed no matter how much they preached (or not), everyone else believed the