After months of work I have just finished my commentary on 1 & 2 Corinthians for CatholicScriptureStudy.com. I am ecstatic! I enjoyed it thoroughly and learned a lot.
I am glad it is done now since I leave for Israel on Saturday and can go without pressure. The night Jesus was put in prison over Holy Thursday — I am released!
Here is the way I concluded the study:
The roosters crowed early the next morning. It was spring of AD 56. There was a cold nip in the air and it was still dark. A long journey lay ahead so they rolled out from under the blankets, got up off the mats on the floor and stretched. Pulling on their robes they slipped their feet into their well-worn sandals and grabbed some bread and fish from the night before. The canonical letter of Second Corinthians was finally completed. Paul rolled up the letter and sealed it. He handed the scroll to Titus who carefully tucked it in his rustic pack which he threw over his shoulder. The treasure was on its way to Corinth.
Paul’s mind shifts to other matters. He is now preparing for his long trip to Corinth after which he will sail to distant Jerusalem to deliver the finances collected from Macedonia and Greece for the impoverished Christians in Judea. He is also formulating another profound letter in his mind which he will write from Corinth. One of the problems in Corinth is the issues of circumcision verses uncircumcision and the salvation of gentiles. This needed clarifying for the church in Rome as well, along with the understanding of God’s covenant with Israel — and so much more. It is a good feeling to have the letter to Corinth finished. Now he can move on to other things. His mind is flooded with new issues, problems and letters he should write.
But for now Paul will break bread with the Macedonians in the morning, then pray and study Scripture before lunch. All day long he will be constant in prayer making special mention of the scroll making its way south, for his beloved Corinthians and for all the other churches struggling to live the gospel in a pagan world.
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Just Finished 1 & 2 Corinthians – 275 pages!
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