Fridays during Trinity Term
Location: Old Library / Hybrid with Zoom link
12.45pm - 1.30pm
St Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians is a passionate appeal to a fractious community to learn to live together in faith, hope and love, for ‘the greatest of these is love’. The Church in Corinth was arguing over the place of women and riven by inequality; worse still, it was becoming notorious for its lawsuits and scandals. In his letter, Paul offered the Corinthians a vision of Christian wisdom and communion that could overcome those divisions, yet it is mixed with sometimes challenging views, including on authority. Join us as we discuss Paul's words and what they might mean for our own Church today.
Friday 24 January Quarrels in Corinth - status and scandal - Chapter 1
Friday 31 January The folly of the Cross - Chapter 1.18-end (again), Chapter 2
Friday 7 February Lawsuits, lust, and life 'in the meantime' - Chapters 6 and 7:29-end
Friday 14 February True Freedom - Chapters 9 and 10. 14-22
Friday 21 February The Lord’s Supper - Chapter 11. 17-end
Friday 28 February One body, many parts - Chapter 12
Friday 7 March Love, prophesy – and what about women? - Chapters 13 and 14.26-end
Friday 14 March The power of the Resurrection - Chapters 15.1-28 and 16.19-end
