This volume presents, in published form, the detailed commentary work of E. Earle Ellis on Paul's first letter to the Corinthians. At the time of his death Ellis had been working for many years on a volume for the International Critical Commentary on the epistle. Because Ellis was unable to complete the volume before his passing and had left instructions that it should not be completed, Terry Wilder instead presents Ellis' profound exegetical insights in the form of his completed commentary sections on 1 Corinthians, with minimal editorial intervention. In addition to collating Ellis' detailed critical commentary on 1 Corinthians chapters 1-13, with edited notes on chapter 14, Wilder has also completed an original editorial essay that provides a synthesis of Ellis' notes and thinking on chapters 15 and 16. Closely assessing the letter's address, salutation and thanksgiving and Paul's words on true and false wisdom, sexual relationships, liberty's boundaries and the regulation of church services, Ellis' final work is a crucial resource for a core New Testament text. "This volume presents in published form the detailed commentary work of E. Earle Ellis on Paul's first letter to the Corinthians. Ellis had, at the time of his death, been working for many years on a volume for the International Critical Commentary on the epistle. Having been unable to complete the volume before his passing, and having left instructions that it should not be completed, the present volume makes available his profound exegetical insights in the form of his completed commentary sections on 1 Corinthians, with minimal editorial intervention. Specifically, readers will benefit from Ellis's detailed critical commentary on Corinthians chapters 1-13, with edited notes on chapter 14. An editorial essay provides a synthesis of Ellis's notes and thinking on chapters 15 and 16, and has been completed by the volume's editor Terry L. Wilder."-- Provided by publisher This book addresses intertextual connections between Lamentations and texts in each division of the Hebrew Bible, along with texts throughout history. Sources examined range from the Dead Sea Scrolls to modern Shoah literature, allowing the volume’s impact to reach beyond Lamentations to each of the ‘intertexts’ the chapters address. By bringing together scholars with expertise on this diverse array of texts, the volume offers a wide range of exegetical insight. It also enables the reader to appreciate the varying intertextual approaches currently employed in Biblical Studies, ranging from abstract theory to rigid method. By applying these to a focused analysis of Lamentations, this book will facilitate greater insight on both Lamentations and current methodological research. Cover Title Copyright Dedication Contents Preface I Address and Salutation (1:1-3) II Thanksgiving (1:4-9) III True and False Wisdom (1:10–4:21) IV Sexual Relationships: Immoral and Moral (5:1–7:40) V Liberty’s Boundaries: Re Idol Food (8:1–11:1) VI The Regulation of Church Services (11:2–14:40) Epilogue Index
