{"id":14423,"date":"2020-06-05T09:49:06","date_gmt":"2020-06-05T17:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/cruxsola\/?p=14423"},"modified":"2020-06-05T09:49:06","modified_gmt":"2020-06-05T17:49:06","slug":"1-2-corinthians-5-books-every-pastor-should-read","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/cruxsola\/2020\/06\/1-2-corinthians-5-books-every-pastor-should-read\/","title":{"rendered":"1-2 Corinthians: 5 Books Every Pastor Should Read"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

First & Second Corinthians: Great Resources 4 Pastors<\/b><\/span>
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Alexandra Brown,\u00a0The Cross and Human Transformation: Paul\u2019s Apocalyptic Word in 1 Corinthians<\/em><\/h2>\n

An inspiring and challenging monograph of 1 Corinthians. An incisive study that has shaped how I look at 1 Corinthians and Paul\u2019s theology overall.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Bruce Winter,\u00a0After Paul Left Corinth<\/em>: The Influence of Secular Ethics and Social Change<\/em><\/h2>\n

Winter uses his socio-historical knowledge to paint a picture of the situation in Corinth around 1 Corinthians.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Andrew Clarke,\u00a0Serve the Community of the Church: Christians as Leaders and Ministers<\/em><\/h2>\n

This book is not exclusively on 1-2 Cor, but offers lots of insight into leadership and authority structures in the ancient world. There is, of course, lots of engagement with 1-2 Cor.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Michael J. Gorman,\u00a0Participating in Christ: Explorations in Paul\u2019s Theology and Spirituality<\/em><\/h2>\n

More wide-ranging, but lots of theological study of 1-2 Corinthians. Here is the official blurb I wrote for this book:\u00a0\u201cGorman is America\u2019s leading Pauline theologian. I have been following his work on Paul for over fifteen years. Each installment of his research adds fresh and stimulating ideas to the conversation, and\u00a0Participating in Christ<\/i>\u00a0is no exception. This is more than just a book on a narrow topic called \u2018participation\u2019; rather, Gorman both addresses this master concept and draws in many other key topics in Paul, such as justification, reconciliation, covenant, and mission.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Cynthia Westfall,\u00a0Paul and Gender: Reclaiming the Apostle\u2019s Vision for Men and Women in Christ<\/em><\/h2>\n

I have been recommending this excellent book a lot for those interested in what Paul says about men and women in 1 Corinthians in particular (1 Cor 11 and 1 Cor 14). Westfall\u2019s book covers many other key texts in Paul\u2019s letters overall.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Timothy Gombis,\u00a0Power in Weakness: Paul\u2019s Transformed Vision for Ministry<\/em><\/h2>\n

OK, this book is coming late 2020 (Eerdmans), but I couldn\u2019t wait to tell you about it. Dr. Gombis let me read this excellent book in advance.\u00a0He covers all of Paul, but there is a clear focus on 1-2 Corinthians as prime material for understanding how Paul lived out cruciform ministry. This has been one of the best treatments of Paul\u2019s theology of ministry I have ever read. Be on the lookout (#ChristmasWishlist)!<\/p>\n

Here is my endorsement:\u00a0\u201cMost of the books I have read on pastoral leadership suffer from a fatal flaw. They try to \u201cuse\u201d Scripture to help pastors \u201csucceed.\u201d But success is often connected to church size, money, power, and popularity. These kinds of books are misguided because they try to squeeze biblical material to fit into a worldly mold.\u00a0Gombis<\/span>\u00a0subverts that approach by demonstrating the cruciform spirit of Paul\u2019s ministry.\u00a0Power in Weakness<\/span>\u00a0blends biblical insight with numerous case studies in real-life ministry today. This is not only one of the best ministry books I have read, but it is also an incisive study of Paul\u2019s theology as well.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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First & Second Corinthians: Great Resources 4 Pastors \u00a0 Alexandra Brown,\u00a0The Cross and Human Transformation: Paul\u2019s Apocalyptic Word in 1 Corinthians An inspiring and challenging monograph of 1 Corinthians. An incisive study that has shaped how I look at 1 Corinthians and Paul\u2019s theology overall. \u00a0 Bruce Winter,\u00a0After Paul Left Corinth: The Influence of Secular […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4302,"featured_media":14219,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2171],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14423","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-5-books-series"],"yoast_head":"\n1-2 Corinthians: 5 Books Every Pastor Should Read<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"First & Second Corinthians: Great Resources 4 Pastors   Alexandra Brown,\u00a0The Cross and Human Transformation: Paul's Apocalyptic Word in 1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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