First Corinthians (Korean) (BN9532W)

Postgraduate, 24.0 points

Content

This unit explores Paul’s interaction with the Corinthian community, with a focus on First Corinthians and on the social and historical background to that interaction. Students will become more aware of the complexities of Paul’s relationship with the Corinthian house churches; the dialogical and rhetorical structure of the letters; the underlying social, political and cultural factors shaping the exchanges; and the christological, ethical, ecclesiological pneumatological, and eschatological themes that emerge. The unit will build on the skills of exegesis (historical-critical and socio-rhetorical methods) and encourage students in the task of applying their findings to the life and mission of the church today.

Unit code: BN9532W

Unit status: Archived (New unit)

Points: 24.0

Unit level: Postgraduate Elective

Unit discipline: New Testament

Delivery Mode: Online

Proposing College: Whitley College

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Learning outcomes

1.

Give an informed account of the history of interpretation of First Corinthians
2.

Describe and discuss the socio-political and rhetorical context in which the letter first circulated;
3.

Analyse the christological, ethical, ecclesiological, pneumatological, missiological and eschatological themes and ideas in First Corinthians;
4.

Demonstrate a capacity to exegete selected texts in First Corinthians by employing a range of appropriate exegetical methods and resources
5.

Discuss the interpretation and application of Paul’s ethics and ecclesiology for today’s world
6.

Employ postcolonial, crosscultural and intercultural approaches to interpreting 1 Corinthians and engage with contemporary socio-political and cultural issues

Unit sequence

Foundational unit in NT (BN8001W or equivalent)

Pedagogy

Interaction with online resources, including forum, peer discussion, lecture MP3s, PPTs, readings.

Indicative Bibliography

  • Ciampa, Roy E. and Brian S. Rosner, The First Letter to the Corinthians. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans; Nottingham: Apollos, 2010.
  • Collins, Raymond F. First Corinthians (SP), Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 1999
  • Fee, Gordon D. The first epistle to the Corinthians (NICNT), Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1987
  • _________. Pauline Christology: An Exegetical-Theological Study. Peabody: Hendrickson, 2007 (available in Korean, 2009).
  • Hays, Richard B. First Corinthians (Interpretation), Louisville: John Knox Press, 1997 (available in Korean, 2006).
  • Horsley, Richard A. (ed.), Paul and Empire: Religion and Power in Roman Imperial Society. London: Continuum International, 1997 (available in Korean, 2007).
  • Kim, Seyoon, 1 Corinthians. Seoul: Dooranno, 2008 (Korean).
  • Kwon, Oh-Young. 1 Corinthians 1-4: Reconstructing its Social ad Rhetorical Situation and Re-Reading It Cross-Culturally for Korean-Confucian Christians Today. Eugene: Wipe and Stock, 2010.
  • Thiselton, Anthony C. The first epistle to the Corinthians: A commentary on the Greek text. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2000.
  • _____________ 1 Corinthians: A Shorter Exegetical & Pastoral Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2006 (available in Korean, 2016).
  • White, Adam G. Where is the Wise Man: Greco–Roman Education as a Background to the Divisions in 1 Corinthians 1–4. London: Bloomsbury T & T Clark, 2015.

Assessment

Type Description Word count Weight (%)
Exegetical Essay

16Exegetical essay (3000 words)

 0 0.0
Critical Review

Critical Review of Readings (1500 words)

 0 20.0
Seminar or Tutorial

Online tutorial participation (at least 5 entries of approximately 300 words each) responding to set readings and peer interaction

0 30.0
Approvals

Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 1 Nov, 2017

Unit record last updated: 2022-10-27 14:59:34 +1100