Gordon D. Fee, New International Commentary on the New Testament (NICNT), Eerdmans, 2014, 1,044 pp.

This landmark commentary, originally published in 1987, has been lauded as the best study available of Paul's theologically rich first letter to the Corinthians. Writing primarily for pastors, teachers, and students, Gordon Fee offers a readable exposition of 1 Corinthians that clearly describes the meaning of Paul’s ideas and their larger theological relevance.

• Level: Intermediate
• Type: Expository

David E. Garland, Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament (BECNT), Baker, 2003, 896 pp.

In this addition to the acclaimed BECNT series, David Garland introduces a major new commentary on Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians. His detailed study of one of the most important epistles in the New Testament is sure to become a standard resource for pastors, students, and scholars. After an introductory chapter that considers the context of the epistle and what is known about the social setting and cultural world of Corinth, Garland turns to his exegetical study. To maintain the overall flow of Paul's thought and show the larger themes more clearly, the verse-by-verse comments are organized in larger exegetical units. For each unit, the author provides a summary that locates it within the broader context of the surrounding material, and he provides his own translation of the Greek text.

• Level: Advanced
• Type: Technical

Anthony C. Thiselton, New International Greek Testament Commentary (NIGTC), 2000, 1,479 pp.

One of the world’s most respected Christian theologians, Anthony Thiselton here provides in-depth discussion of the language of 1 Corinthians, presents his own careful translation of the Greek, traces the main issues of interpretation from the Church fathers to the present, and highlights topics of theological, ethical, and sociohistorical interest today, including ethics and “rights,” marriage, divorce and remarriage, “headship,” gender, prophecy, and many others.

• Level: Advanced
• Type: Technical

Craig L. Blomberg, NIV Application Commentary (NIVAC), Zondervan, 1994, 352 pp.

In the course of his commentary on this magnificent letter, Craig L. Blomberg details the issues Paul raises and provides expert analysis of each one of them. In each case, the world’s wisdom—human reason, unbridled freedom, litigation, no-fault divorce—is contrasted with the values of God-given wisdom—purity, forgiveness, reconciliation, and mutual faithfulness. In this volume, discover not only the original meaning of 1 Corinthians but also how Paul's message can speak powerfully today.

Leon Morris, Tyndale New Testament Commentaries (TNTC), InterVarsity Press, 1985, 238 pp.

The cosmopolitan city of Corinth was the site of one of Paul's greatest evangelistic successes. Yet despite Paul having founded a church there, it was full of contention and strife. Dissension ran the gamut from questions about leadership to incest. Some believers were taking fellow Christians to court. There were questions about marriage, celibacy, food offered to idols, public worship and spiritual gifts. In response, Paul offered to them, and to us, some of his most profound thinking on the body of Christ, love, and the resurrection . Leon Morris, with his characteristic clarity and pastoral heart, sets the issues before us and offers perspectives on the letter's perennial relevance.

• Level: Basic
• Type: Devotional