Monthly Archives: June 2010

1 Corinthians 1:1-3

Remembering the parts of an epistle from yesterday, you can deduce that today we are looking at the opening of the epistle.  Paul introduces himself to us and uses a key term:  apostle.  Apostle is one who is sent.  Jesus is the … Continue reading

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Epistles

For our purposes a brief overview from Wikipedia will suffice: Epistle From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia An epistle (pronounced /ɨˈpɪsəl/; Greek ἐπιστολή, epistolē, ‘letter’) is a writing directed or sent to a person or group of people, usually a letter … Continue reading

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1 Corinthians Introduction II

Yesterday we saw a series of visuals regarding the city of Corinth.  Today we will pull from the NIV Study Bible introduction to 1 Corinthians.  Why is reading an introduction to a book important?  This was not part of the original biblical … Continue reading

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Corinthian Introduction

Firstly, I said in the previous entry that I was not going to post until I had written out the book of Deuteronomy.  Yesterday I finished that task.  Secondly, our small group is now starting a study on 1 Corinthians.  … Continue reading

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