Study Guide for 1 Corinthians

Important Names, Terms for Exams
house-churches

Major Concepts in 1 Corinthians
Paul’s views of marriage, sex, and procreation
women in the Corinthian church
Paul’s understanding of the resurrection
Paul’s eschatology (continued from 1 Thessalonians)

Study/Discussion Questions
Imagine you are a Gentile in Asia Minor, and someone comes to your town talking about this religion of Jesus using Paul's letter to the Corinthians as the core of the message.  What kinds of arguments would be most persuasive to you?  What would you be interested in hearing/knowing? What most contradicts your current way of life?

In 1 Corinthians,  how does Paul expand upon, add to, or change his vision of the end of time and of the resurrection?

What is Paul’s attitude toward marriage in 1 Corinthians?