| List of Abbreviations | p. xi |
| Introduction to Corinth and 1 Corinthians | p. 1 |
| Proposed Backgrounds | p. 2 |
| Ancient Letters | p. 5 |
| Corinth | p. 6 |
| The Particular Situation and Paul's Response in 1 Corinthians | p. 8 |
| Suggested Reading for Corinth and 1 Corinthians | p. 11 |
| Paul and Philosophy | p. 11 |
| Rhetoric and 1 Corinthians | p. 11 |
| Politics and 1 Corinthians | p. 12 |
| Social Setting of 1 Corinthians | p. 12 |
| Primary Sources for Corinth | p. 13 |
| Studies of the Local Situation in Corinth or Its Church | p. 13 |
| Ancient Letters | p. 13 |
| Paul and Jewish Tradition | p. 14 |
| Theology | p. 14 |
| Commentaries | p. 14 |
| Sample Articles and Monographs | p. 16 |
| Commentary on 1 Corinthians | p. 20 |
| 1:1-3: Paul's Greeting | p. 20 |
| 1:4-9: Paul Thanks God for the Corinthian Christians | p. 22 |
| 1:10-12: Demand for Unity | p. 23 |
| 1:13-17: Not a Gospel about Preachers | p. 26 |
| 1:18-25: God's Foolishness and Human Wisdom | p. 27 |
| A Closer Look: Paul's Use of Rhetoric | p. 29 |
| 1:26-31: Boast in Christ, Not in Status | p. 31 |
| Bridging the Horizons | p. 32 |
| 2:1-5: Converted by "Weak" Speech | p. 34 |
| A Closer Look: Paul's Critique of Rhetoric | p. 35 |
| 2:6-13: Human Wisdom versus Wisdom from the Spirit | p. 37 |
| 2:14-3:4: Spirit-People versus Mortals | p. 39 |
| 3:5-4:5: Eschatological Evaluation | p. 41 |
| 4:6-21: Personal Appeal to Humble Themselves | p. 44 |
| Bridging the Horizons | p. 47 |
| 5:1-13: Disciplining the Sexual Offender | p. 47 |
| 6:1-8: Christian versus Secular Courts | p. 51 |
| 6:9-11: Leaving the Former Life | p. 53 |
| A Closer Look: Arsenokoites and malakos | p. 54 |
| 6:12-21: The Sanctity of the Body, or, Why Christians Should Not Sleep with Prostitutes | p. 56 |
| A Closer Look: Sex in the Cities | p. 58 |
| Bridging Horizons | p. 59 |
| 7:1-9: Sex within Marriage | p. 61 |
| A Closer Look: Marriage, Celibacy, and Paul | p. 63 |
| 7:10-16: Staying Married | p. 64 |
| 7:17-24: Remaining Content with One's Situation | p. 65 |
| 7:25-35: Unmarried Life Simpler | p. 67 |
| Bridging the Horizons | p. 69 |
| 7:36-40: Betrothed Virgins and Widows | p. 70 |
| 8:1-13: Knowledge and Idol Food | p. 72 |
| A Closer Look: Idol Food | p. 75 |
| 9:1-27: Paul Relinquishes the Right of Support | p. 76 |
| A Closer Look: Teachers' Support | p. 79 |
| 10:1-22: Eating Idol Food Supports Idolatry | p. 83 |
| 10:23-11:1: Concluding Summary and Arguments on Idol Food | p. 88 |
| 11:2-16: Sexual Modesty in Church | p. 90 |
| A Closer Look: The Need for Head Coverings | p. 91 |
| 11:17-34: Abusing a Sacred Fellowship Meal | p. 95 |
| A Closer Look: Symposia and the Lord's Supper | p. 96 |
| 12:1-11: Gifts from the Spirit | p. 99 |
| 12:12-30: One Body, Many Members | p. 102 |
| Bridging the Horizons | p. 105 |
| 12:31-13:13: The Criterion for Employing Gifts | p. 106 |
| 14:1-25: Prophecy More Useful than Tongues | p. 111 |
| 14:26-40: Instructions for Order in Worship | p. 115 |
| Bridging the Horizons | p. 120 |
| 15:1-11: Jesus Rose | p. 121 |
| A Closer Look: Ancient Views on Resurrection | p. 122 |
| 15:12-34: Eschatological Resurrection of Believers | p. 125 |
| 15:35-58: Nature of the Resurrection | p. 129 |
| Bridging the Horizons | p. 135 |
| 16:1-12: Plans and Instructions | p. 135 |
| A Closer Look: Paul's Collection | p. 138 |
| Bridging the Horizons | p. 138 |
| 16:13-24: Conclusion | p. 139 |
| Introduction to 2 Corinthians | p. 143 |
| Genre | p. 143 |
| The Situation in 2 Corinthians | p. 143 |
| Opponents | p. 144 |
| Unity? | p. 146 |
| Suggested Reading for 2 Corinthians | p. 152 |
| Situation | p. 152 |
| Theology | p. 152 |
| Other Questions | p. 153 |
| Commentaries | p. 153 |
| Articles and Monographs | p. 154 |
| Commentary on 2 Corinthians | p. 156 |
| 1:1-11: Epistolary Introduction | p. 156 |
| 1:12-22: Paul's Reliability | p. 158 |
| A Closer Look: Fickleness | p. 159 |
| 1:23-2:11: Discipline and Forgiveness | p. 160 |
| 2:12-13: Paul's Concern for Titus | p. 162 |
| 2:14-17: God Sent Paul | p. 163 |
| 3:1-18: Revealing the Greater Covenant's Glory | p. 165 |
| A Closer Look: Letters of Recommendation | p. 166 |
| A Closer Look: Divine Transformation through an Image | p. 170 |
| Bridging the Horizons | p. 171 |
| 4:1-15: God's Glory in Weak Vessels | p. 172 |
| 4:16-5:10: The Inner Person's Future Hope | p. 176 |
| A Closer Look: Souls and Heavens | p. 177 |
| 5:11-6:10: Persevering Ambassadors of Reconciliation | p. 181 |
| 6:11-7:4: Plea to Join God's and His Ambassadors' Side | p. 190 |
| A Closer Look: An Interpolation in 6:14-7:1? | p. 192 |
| A Closer Look: Belial | p. 194 |
| 7:5-16: Repentant Response to Paul's Letter | p. 197 |
| 8:1-15: Examples of Sacrificial Giving | p. 200 |
| A Closer Look: Equality | p. 205 |
| Bridging the Horizons | p. 206 |
| 8:16-9:5: The Delegations | p. 208 |
| A Closer Look: Chapter 9 a Separate Letter? | p. 210 |
| 9:6-15: Sowing God's Gifts, Reaping God's Praise | p. 212 |
| 10:1-18: The Meek Letter-Writer versus His Challengers | p. 215 |
| A Closer Look: Rhetorical Expectations | p. 218 |
| A Closer Look: Self-Boasting | p. 221 |
| 11:1-21a: Forced to Folly | p. 223 |
| A Closer Look: Corrupting Eve (11:2-3) | p. 225 |
| Bridging the Horizons | p. 230 |
| 11:21b-33: The Fool's Boast in Sufferings | p. 232 |
| 12:1-10: The Fool's Boast in Visions | p. 236 |
| A Closer Look: Paradise and the Third Heaven | p. 239 |
| 12:11-18: Concluding Appeal and Summary | p. 241 |
| 12:19-13:10: Paul's Visit | p. 244 |
| 13:11-13: Closing Greetings | p. 246 |
| Author Index | p. 249 |
| Scripture and Apocrypha Index | p. 253 |
| Index of Extrabiblical Jewish and Christian Sources | p. 269 |
| Other Greco-Roman Sources | p. 279 |
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