1 Corinthians: A 12-Week Study

Knowing the Bible

by Jay S. Thomas, J.I. Packer (Editor)

The Knowing the Bible series is a resource designed to help Bible readers better understand and apply God’s Word. These 12-week studies lead participants through books of the Bible and are made up of four basic (1) Reflection questions help readers engage the text at a deeper level; (2) “Gospel Glimpses” highlight the gospel of grace throughout each book; (3) “Whole-Bible Connections” show how any given passage connects to the Bible’s overarching story of redemption, culminating in Christ; and (4) “Theological Soundings” identify how historic orthodox doctrines are taught or reinforced throughout Scripture. With contributions from an array of influential pastors and church leaders, these gospel-centered studies will help Christians see and cherish the message of God’s grace on each and every page of the Bible.

Paul’s first letter to the Corinthian church contains one of the most quoted chapters in all of the 1 Corinthians 13. In this accessible study, pastor and author Jay Thomas helps readers see that this epistle is about more than love and marriage. At the heart of 1 Corinthians is the reality that the good news of Jesus Christ saves, changes, and unites God’s people.

Genres: Biblical Studies

99 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 31, 2015

Reviews

[Becky · Rating 3 out of 5]

I highly recommend this Bible study series from Crossway. I appreciate how the authors give you context for each question and get you to think about the text and it's place in the Bible. The sections at the end of each chapter are very helpful as well. What I did not like about this study was the way in which the book of 1 Corinthians was divided up. Because each study in this series is 12 weeks, it means that in a longer book, the author has to choose which sections not to delve deeply into. In this study, there were some lessons that were on 7 - 9 verses, and others that covered 3 chapters! I suppose the author was communicating what he felt were the most important parts of the books, but I think that the lessons could have been divided up a little more evenly. I suggest that if you are doing this study, that you use another study side-by-side or spend extra time in reading study notes or commentaries on the parts that are not covered as well.

[Sophia Keen · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great study that encourages you to dive deeply into God's word. Less anecdotal than many Bible studies that are based more on the author's opinion rather than the truth of Scripture.

[Douglas Domer · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is interesting to see how the Corinthian Church as similar and different from our current day Church.

[Hannah Dietrich · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a particularly enjoyable lay-friendly companion to 1 Corinthians. I. Comparison to the MacArthur studies, I appreciated that this text provided key external ideas without giving specific translations of the Bible. It also broke the chapters down into 4 segments about context of the writing and Biblical cohesiveness of the themes that were brought out.

The only down side for me was that the chapters (breaking 1 Corinthians into 12 sections) were far from equivalent. Sometimes a section would include one chapter, sometimes 4.

[Hannah · Rating 5 out of 5]

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