In 1 Corinthians 13, Paul does not write a hymn but a praise (encomium) of agapē. The apostle displays a consummate mastery in the art of rhetorical digression. In fact, his praise gives new depth to the solution he offers about the spiritual gifts that his correspondents are so fond of. Paul radicalizes the question of the charismata by offering an infinitely superior way: agapē becomes the criterion of the Gospel according to which all human reality, including spiritual gifts, should be evaluated. The Pauline praise achieves such a global vision that it is also enlightening for many other issues addressed in the rest of the letter. Agapē is undoubtedly the essential element guiding the life of a Christian community marked by the wisdom of...
<strong>The function and message of the ‘preface’ in 1 Corinthians</strong><br /> ...
The most prolific of the first generation of Christian missionaries was Paul. Paul’s centrality in w...
<span>In one of the earliest documents of Christianity, in a highly patriarchal society, when addres...
Paul’s letter to the Ephesians is not written in a theological vacuum. Having been schooled as a Jew...
It is fitting that at the end of the Pauline year, we hear from a renowned scholar how we should abo...
Over against the calumnies of his opponents and the misunderstandings of his beloved Corinthians, Pa...
There is a division within the Corinthian Church in Corinth, which the Apostle Paul's (an apostle of...
The search for an authoritative word from God has been at the heart and center of man\u27s struggle ...
The Pauline epistles refer to the seven authentic Pauline letters: Romans, 1 and 2 Corinthians, Gala...
In the liturgical calendar St. Paul is mentioned twice – for the first time on the day of his conver...
Firstly the terms προφητεύω κτλ. are analyzed as they appear in the New Testament. The focus is on t...
The exercise of charismatic gifts is for the general growth and good of the church. This fact was ex...
The purpose of the apostle Paul\u27s preaching and writing, as well as the method he pursued to acco...
By reflecting the hymn of the Christians, Paul has found that although Jesus possessed divine equali...
In this work the gathering of the church in Corinth and its problems are analyzed in order to unders...
<strong>The function and message of the ‘preface’ in 1 Corinthians</strong><br /> ...
The most prolific of the first generation of Christian missionaries was Paul. Paul’s centrality in w...
<span>In one of the earliest documents of Christianity, in a highly patriarchal society, when addres...
Paul’s letter to the Ephesians is not written in a theological vacuum. Having been schooled as a Jew...
It is fitting that at the end of the Pauline year, we hear from a renowned scholar how we should abo...
Over against the calumnies of his opponents and the misunderstandings of his beloved Corinthians, Pa...
There is a division within the Corinthian Church in Corinth, which the Apostle Paul's (an apostle of...
The search for an authoritative word from God has been at the heart and center of man\u27s struggle ...
The Pauline epistles refer to the seven authentic Pauline letters: Romans, 1 and 2 Corinthians, Gala...
In the liturgical calendar St. Paul is mentioned twice – for the first time on the day of his conver...
Firstly the terms προφητεύω κτλ. are analyzed as they appear in the New Testament. The focus is on t...
The exercise of charismatic gifts is for the general growth and good of the church. This fact was ex...
The purpose of the apostle Paul\u27s preaching and writing, as well as the method he pursued to acco...
By reflecting the hymn of the Christians, Paul has found that although Jesus possessed divine equali...
In this work the gathering of the church in Corinth and its problems are analyzed in order to unders...
<strong>The function and message of the ‘preface’ in 1 Corinthians</strong><br /> ...
The most prolific of the first generation of Christian missionaries was Paul. Paul’s centrality in w...
<span>In one of the earliest documents of Christianity, in a highly patriarchal society, when addres...