A Week in the Life of Corinth (A Week in the Life Series) - Softcover

Ben Witherington III

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0830839623 ISBN 13: 9780830839629

Publisher: IVP USA, 2012

Synopsis

Ben Witherington III attempts to reenchant our reading of Paul in this creative reconstruction of ancient Corinth. Following a fictitious Corinthian man named Nicanor through an eventful week of business dealings and conflict, you will encounter life at various levels of Roman society--eventually meeting Paul himself and gaining entrance into the Christian community there. The result is an unforgettable introduction to life in a major center of the New Testament world. Numerous full-page text boxes expand on a variety of aspects of life and culture as we encounter them in the narrative.

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Review:

"The book would be an ideal introduction to a course on 1 Corinthians, or to a course on Paul and his mission. It is easy to read, but very well informed by Witherington's scholarship."--David Wenham, Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 35(5)

"[T]his is an appealing view of the social world of Paul and Corinth. I have no doubt that it will arouse the interest and capture the imagination of readers."--Sarah Whittle, Evangelical Quarterly, 86.2 (2014)

"Whether you're well acquainted with Paul's letters to the Corinthian church or are encountering them for the first time, this book will bring the biblical text to life."--Matthew M. Whitehead, Bible Study Magazine, September/October 2012

"I highly recommend this fresh approach to familiar territory: it will illuminate as well as entertain!"--Michael A.G. Haykin, Credo Magazine, May 2012

"This is historical fiction at its best."--World Magazine, October 27, 2012

"As I have been teaching on 1 Corinthians, I found this work very beneficial. Not only is the storyline intriguing, but this book also presents itself as a pedagogical tool. Here students can 'feel' what life must have been like in first century Graeco-Roman society--a culture foreign to many of us today. Witherington's book brings biblical times alive and is thus a wonderful gift to the church. It brings us closer to our spiritual ancestors and their experience of the risen Lord in a society hostile to the gospel."--Benjamin Marx, Trinity Journal, Spring 2013

About this edition

• Publisher: IVP USA
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0830839623
• ISBN 13: 9780830839629
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 159