Scripture, Texts, and Tracings in 1 Corinthians

Linda L. Belleville is adjunct professor of New Testament at Grand Rapids Theological Seminary.B. J. Oropeza is professor of biblical and religious studies at Azusa Pacific University.

This impressive collection of essays on difficult passages and larger themes in 1 Corinthians offers new insights into matters that continue to stymie interpreters. The contributors show how Paul, as a sophisticated and practiced interpreter, deeply engages with Scripture to shape his arguments throughout the letter despite using only a few explicit quotations. Their meticulous work produces stimulating results that reveal the Scripture’s influence on Paul’s process of reasoning that often goes undetected. This compilation should spark renewed research in this area.

• 1.Paul’s Re-Contextualizations of the Prophets and other Texts in 1 Corinthians 1–2 — Erik Waaler2.Paul’s Mystery Thriller: The Use of the Danielic Mystery in 1 Corinthians — Benjamin L. Gladd3.Overrealized Eschatology or Lack of Eschatology in Corinth? — Craig S. Keener4.The Incestuous Man of 1 Corinthians 5, Septuagint Banishment Texts, and Eating with Sinners — Kathy Barrett Dawson5.Curse Redux? 1 Corinthians 5:13, Deuteronomy, and Identity in Corinth — Guy Prentiss Waters6.Paul and the Law in 1 Corinthians — Brian S. Rosner7.Loyalty to Christ in 1 Corinthians 5–13 and Loyalty to YHWH in Deuteronomy? Paul’s Covenantal Reuse of Deuteronomy — Erik Waaler8.Paul’s Christological Use of the Exodus-Wilderness Rock Tradition in 1 Corinthians 10:4— Linda L. Belleville9.Prophecy in Corinth and Paul’s Use of Isaiah’s Prophecy in 1 Corinthians 14:21-25 — Roy E. Ciampa 10.Baptism in behalf of the Dead at Corinth—and in the Pentateuch? — J. David Stark11.A Neglected Deuteronomi