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    The document provides the reading schedule and discussion questions for Romans 5 through 1 Corinthians 1 for the upcoming week. It also provides historical context about the city of Corinth, noting that it had a reputation in Paul's time for sexual immorality and pagan religious practices, though it had undergone efforts by the Romans to become more morally upright. Understanding Corinth's history helps interpret Paul's letter as the city was wealthy, lax in morals, and influenced by local religious customs.

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    The Bible in a Year

    New Testament

    Romans 5 to I Corinthians 1
    Read this coming week:
    Apr 25 Josh 23‐24, Ps 106:1‐23, Rom 5‐6, Apr 26 Judg 1, Ps 106:24‐48,
    Rom 7 Apr 27 Judg 2‐3, Ps 107:1‐22, Rom 8 Apr 28 Judg 4‐5, Ps 107:23‐
    43, Rom 9‐11 Apr 29 Judg 6‐7, Ps 108, Rom 12‐13 Apr 30 Judg 8, Ps 109,
    Rom 14‐15 May 1 Judg 9, Ps 110, Rom 16May 2 Judg 10‐11, Ps 111, 1 Cor
    1

    Reading Questions
    For next week you’re reading Romans 5 to I Corinthians
    1. Answer the following:
    • Why should Christians not sin, even though we
    are set free in Christ?
    • What is the marriage analogy that Paul uses for
    the law in 7?
    • How does the Spirit help us in our weaknesses?
    • What conclusions can we come to from Romans
    about the salvation of Israel?
    • What are the marks of “a true Christian”?
    • What do the strong have the obligation to do in
    15?
    • Who risked their necks for Paul’s life?
    • What is the first issue that Paul takes up with the
    Corinthians?

    Those dirty Corinthians


    The people of Corinth were far from lily white. During
    the time that Paul was writing to the Corinthians, the
    city had just gone through a massive moral restoration
    campaign --- by the Romans (there is a certain sense of
    irony there).

    It had gotten so bad that to “Corinthianize” was a slang


    term to fornicate and a “Corinthian girl” was another
    way of referring to a whore. Archeology has produced
    several clay models of human genitalia that would have
    been offered to Asclepius, a god of healing, in hopes
    that the person who was offering would have that part
    of their body healed (likely from venereal diseases).

    Under Roman rule, Corinth began to clean up its act, but


    there was still a seedy underbelly to the city that Paul is
    writing to.

    Knowing Corinth’s historical foibles does help the


    interpreter to be able to understand the landscape of
    Corinth. The city was rich, morally lax, and had a
    tendency to reevaluate religious practice according to
    what was practiced within its city walls. More than one
    New Testament historian has likened Corinth both to the
    United States and the Netherlands (especially
    Amsterdam).
    Please don’t throw this away. If you’re not going to use it, leave it for
    someone else to use.

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