First Corinthians (The Anchor Yale Bible | AYBC)

by Joseph A. Fitzmyer

Publisher:

Yale University Press

, 2008

Overview

This new translation of First Corinthians includes an introduction and extensive commentary that has been composed to explain the religious meaning of this Pauline epistle. Joseph A. Fitzmyer discusses all the usual introductory problems associated with the epistle, including issues of its authorship, time of composition, and purpose, and he also presents a complete outline.

The author analyzes the epistle, pericope-by-pericope, discussing the meaning of each one in a comment and explaining details in the notes. The book supplies a bibliography on the various passages and problems for readers who wish to investigate further, and useful indexes complete the volume. First Corinthians will be of interest to general readers who wish to learn more about the Pauline letters, and also to pastors, college and university teachers, graduate students studying the Bible, and professors of biblical studies.

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Key Features

• Offers original translations, including alternative translations, annotations, and variants
• Provides verse-by-verse commentary on the text
• Presents the reader with historical background, including analysis of authorship and dating
• Features an extensive bibliography of primary and secondary literature

Contents

• Introduction (1:1–9)
• Scandals Reported Orally to Paul about the Corinthian Church (1:1–6:20)
• Answers to Queries about Moral and Liturgical Problems (7:1–14:40)
• Instruction about the Kerygma, Gospel, and Resurrection of the Dead (15:1–58)
• Conclusion (16:1–24)

Top Highlights

“confound ‘the wisdom of the world’ and to save those who are” (Page 158)

“Lit. ‘understands the things of a human being (tou anthrōpou), if not the spirit of the human being, which is within him?” (Page 180)

“1 Corinthians is unique in the Pauline corpus of the NT in the amount of allusions to the sayings of Jesus of Nazareth” (Page 56)

“Paul shows that love is not a mere feeling, but it evokes a mode of action.” (Page 495)

“Needless to say, Paul is not an anti-intellectual and is not inveighing against the use of philosophy or other polished modes of communication in his endeavor to preach the gospel, but he is concerned that such preaching modes not obscure the mystery of the cross. ‘The evidence of Paul’s own testimony strongly suggests that the apostle deliberately chose not to make use of ancient rhetoric in his preaching of the Gospel and his written correspondence with various churches’ (Weima, ‘What Does Aristotle,’ 467).” (Page 148)

Product Details

• Title: First Corinthians
• Author: Joseph A. Fitzmyer
• Series: Anchor Yale Bible (AYB)
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Publication Date: 2008
• Pages: 688

About Joseph A. Fitzmyer

Joseph A. Fitzmyer (1920–2016), SJ, was professor emeritus of biblical studies at the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. He was a noted scholar of New Testament and Aramaic, and taught at Woodstock College, University of Chicago, Fordham University, and Weston School of Theology. In 1984 he was awarded the Berkitt Medal for Biblical Studies by the British Royal Academy. He was the American member of the Biblical Commission, president of Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas, and past president of both The Society of Biblical Literature and the Catholic Biblical Association. He authored over 20 books, including The Dead Sea Scrolls and Christian Origins, and he was coeditor of the New Jerome Biblical Commentary.