1 Corinthians
8:1-13
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- Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
- III.VI.5, III.XVIII.3, Adversus Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons. (c. 180)
- Chapter XIII, De Spectaculis, Tertullian (c. 197)
- II.1, Paedagogus, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
- I.11, II.11, II.15, IV.15, IV.22, V.3, VI.18, Stromata, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
- Chapter XXVII, The Prescription of Heretics, Tertullian (c. 200)
- Chapter IV, Against Hermogenes, Tertullian (c. 205)
- III.15, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 209)
- Chapter X, On Idolatry, Tertullian (c. 211)
- Chapter XI, De Corona, Tertullian (c. 211)
- V.7, V.11, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 212)
- Chapter XIV, On Modesty, Tertullian (c. 217)
- I.34, Commentary on the Gospel of John, Origen. (c.228)
- IV.XXIX, VIII.IV, VIII.XXIV, VIII.XXVIII, VIII.XXIX, Against Celsus, Origen. (c.246)
- XI.12, XI.14, XIII.22, XIV.23, Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew, Origen. (c.247)
- Epistle LXI -- Cyprian of Carthage (c. 249)
- Chapter V, Historia Calamitatusm: The Story of My Misfortunes, Pierre Abélard / Peter Abelard, c. 1140.
- From the Geneva Notes.
- "...unless our knowledge is tempered with charity, it does not only not avail, but also does much hurt, because it is the mistress of pride. Nay, it does not so much as deserve the name of godly knowledge, if it is separate from the love of God, and therefore from the love of our neighbour."
- From
Matthew Henry's
Commentary.
- "There is no proof of ignorance more common than conceit of knowledge."
- From
Wesley's
Notes.
- "Who will follow this example? What preacher or private Christian will abstain from any thing lawful in itself, when it offends a weak brother?"
- From the
Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
- "And yet professing Christians at Corinth virtually tempted their brethren to their damnation, so far were they from sacrificing aught for their salvation."
- From The
People's New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
- "The Christian principle, the rule of love, is, 'If eating meat, or going to the theater, or going to a ball, or attending the fair, or drinking wine or beer, causeth my brother to offend, I will not do these things while the world standeth.'"
- Contemporary References, Commentary, and
Comparative Texts:
- Commentary, 1 Corinthians 8:1-13, Frank L. Crouch, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2015.
- "The passage gives us a glimpse in the manner in which Paul understood the world, and in particular the space between God and human beings."
- "The Superbowl and the Church in a Culture of Dominance: 1 Corinthians 8:1-13," Matthew L. Skinner, ON Scripture, Odyssey Networks, 2015. Video: 5 Things You Didn't Know About America and Violence.
- "The problem develops when we let football (or other sports, or a military, or corporations, or other forces) define strength in terms of dominance."
- Sermon Starters, Textual Points and Illustration Ideas, Stan Mast, Center for Excellence in Preaching, 2015.
- "Interestingly, Paul says love is more important than knowledge even if what you know is, in fact, Gospel truth."
- The Politics of Food Offered to Idols, 1 Corinthians 8:1-13, Richard Davis, Policital Theology Today, 2015.
- "Paul suggests, in reply to the Corinthians, a new reason for caution about eating such food, and that is concern for the effect that doing so might have on others who lack the knowledge that the Corinthian church claims keeps them safe from harm."
- "What Are We Afraid Of?" Alan Brehm, The Waking Dreamer.
- "If the one true and living God is with us wherever we go, then what have we to fear from crossing our boundaries to engage those people in our world who challenge us with their different lifestyles and faith systems and cultural expressions?"
- Pulpit Fiction, plus podcast. Reflections of lectionary text, pop culture, current events, etc. Robb Mc Coy and Eric Fistler, 2015.
- Commentary, 1 Corinthians 8:1-13, Frank L. Crouch, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2012.
- "How does one bring out the contemporary relevance of an ancient debate over whether to eat food offered to idols?"
- "Where's the Beef?" Rick Morley, 2012.
- "Different Christians, who hold Christ in the highest regard and who faithfully participate in His Body, can disagree on things."
-
Commentary,
1 Corinthians 8:1-13, Arland J. Hultgren, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2009.
- "The message of Paul for the church of today is that one may well have freedom in Christ, but it must be used with discretion and, in particular, with care for the sake of the vulnerable."
-
"First
Thoughts on Passages on Year B Epistle Passages in the Lectionary,"
William
Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
- "The issue is always relationships, seen in the context of God's will of wholeness for people. It can never just be about being right or about getting people by hook or crook to do things our way."
- Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
- "Food Offered to Idols," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed textual notes.
- 1
Corinthians 8:1-13, in Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary's An
Exegetical Study of the Common Lectionary, coordinated by Prof.
John E. Alsup, features rough translation, disposition, immediate
context, broader context, hermeneutical bridge, and contemporary
address.
- "(DR) does Paul's stress on "knowledge" indicate that he was arguing against a gnostic faction in Corinth? (CU) or is the content of his understanding of "knowledge" come out of the context here in ch. 8...being known by God etc.?"
- "Meals, Food and
Tablefellowship." Jerome H. Neyrey, in The Social Sciences and New Testament
Interpretation, 159-82. R. L. Rohrbaugh, ed. Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson, 1996.
- "How can readers understand the particular ceremony of meals and table fellowship? Why are meals so important as symbols of broader social relationships? How can we peer below the surface and grasp the social dynamics encoded in meals and commensality, what anthropologists call "the language of meals"?"
- Commentary, 1 Corinthians 8:1-13, Frank L. Crouch, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2015.
- Recommended articles
from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are
linked below.
ATLAS Access options are available for academic institutions, alumni of
selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices. Annotated list of "starting place" articles at ATLAS for this week's texts (includes direct links).
- Castens, Kyle D., "Homiletical Helps on the LSB Series
A -
Gospels," Concordia Journal, 2005. (Section
on this text begins on page 448.)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Craddock, Fred B.,
"Occasion-Text-Sermon: A Case Study," Interpretation, 1981.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Dawes, Gregory W., "The Danger of
Idolatry: First Corinthians 8:7-13," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly,
1996.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Fotopoulos, John,
"Arguments Concerning Food Offered to Idols: Corinthian Quotations and
Pauline Refutations in a Rhetorical Partitio," The Catholic
Biblical Quarterly, 2005.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Fotopoulos, John, "The Rhetorical Situation,
Arrangement, and Argumentation of 1 Corinthians 8:1-13: Insights into
Paul's Instructions on Idol-Food in Greco-Roman Context," Greek
Orthodox Theological Review, 2002.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Garland, David E.,
"The Dispute Over food Sacrificed to Idols (1 Cor 8:1 - 11:1),"
Perspectives in Religious Studies, 2003.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Johnson, Susan B.W., "Strength
Revealed as Weakness," The Christian Century, 1997.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Odell-Scott, David W., "Paul's
Skeptical Critique of a Primitive Christian Metaphysical Theology,"
Encounter, 1995.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Smit, Joop F.M.,
"The Rhetorical Disposition of First Corinthians 8:7 - 9:27," the
Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1997.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Smit, J.,
"'Do Not Be Idolaters': Paul's Rhetoric in First Corinthians 10:1-22,"
Novum Testamentum, 1997.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Songer, Harold S.,
"Problems Arising from the Worship of Idols: 1 Corinthians 8:1-11:1,"
Review & Expositor, 1983.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Still, E. Coye, III,
"Paul's Aims Regarding EIDWLOTHUTA: A New Proposal for Interpreting 1
Corinthians 8:1-11:1," Novum Testamentum, 2002.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Thompson, William G., S.J., "1 Corinthians 8:1-13,"
Interpretation, 1990.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Willis, Wendell, "1 Corinthians 8-10:
A Retrospective after Twenty-Five Years," Restoration Quarterly,
2007.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Wright, N.T., "One God, One Lord, One People:
Incarnational Christology for a Church in a Pagan Environment," Ex
Auditu, 1991.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Castens, Kyle D., "Homiletical Helps on the LSB Series
A -
Gospels," Concordia Journal, 2005. (Section
on this text begins on page 448.)
- Sermons:
- "The Limitations Imposed by Love," the Rev. Dr. Laura Mendenhall, Day 1, 2003.
- With Children:
- Worshiping with Children, Epiphany 4B, Including children in the congregation's worship, using the Revised Common Lectionary, Carolyn C. Brown, 2015, 2012.
- "Storypath Lectionary Links: Connecting Children's Literature with our Faith Story," January 25, 2015, Union Presbyterian Seminary.
- "Three In One," Charles Kirkpatrick, Sermons4kids.com.
- Drama:
- "Declaration of Dependence," Glenn A. Hascall, dramatix.
- "The Trial," Cleveland McLeish, dramatix.
- Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
- PowerPoint Slides for Epiphany 4B (1 Corinthians 8:1), Bulletin Cover Art for Epiphany 4B (1 Corinthians 8:1,3; Mark 1:24-25), Will Humes, Word & Table.
- Hymns and Music:
- Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
- Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
- Movies and movie scenes with the following themes, at Textweek's Movie Concordance:
- Study Links and Resources for the Book of 1 Corinthians
