The Wisdom and Foolishness of God: First Corinthians 1-2 in by Christophe Chalamet,Hans-Christoph Askani

By Christophe Chalamet,Hans-Christoph Askani

The first chapters of Paul’s first epistle to the Christians of Corinth, written within the 5th decade of the 1st century, have performed an important function within the historical past of Christian theology. studying the principal occasion in Christianity, specifically the crucifixion of Jesus, Paul displays at the knowledge and foolishness of God, which he opposes to the world’s knowledge. in accordance with Paul, the “word of the cross,” that is “foolishness” to a few and “scandal” to others, ends up in an upheaval in one’s state of mind. for 2 millenia, theology has frequently became to those passages so one can maintain its reflection.

Many important questions emerge from Paul’s textual content at the that means of a crucified Messiah, on God’s omnipotence, weak spot, and discomfort. This quantity hopes to accomplish issues by way of trying to position exegetes, historians, philosophers, and theologians in dialog: to raised comprehend Paul’s textual content and its reception and in addition to ascertain the ways that it will probably nourish our theological mirrored image today.

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