For For readers of Paul and for pastors; not an academic commentary.
Should I read this?
For the general reader
3 of 5worth your time
For the researcher
2 of 5useful
Difficulty
2 of 5moderate
A short pastoral commentary on 1 and 2 Corinthians, reading Paul's dealings with a troubled church. Accessible.
How it proceeds
Philosophic1 of 5
Scriptural5 of 5
Experiential2 of 5
Sociological4 of 5
Historical2 of 5
Independent intensities, 0–5 — what the work is made of, not how good it is.
A short commentary (83 pages) on Paul's letters to the Corinthians, published by Johannes Verlag in 1988 in the series Kriterien; Ignatius Press published the English translation in 1992. According to the Community of Saint John, it brings to life Paul's confrontation with the church at Corinth, showing how he answers the questions of a difficult community in a way both sensitive to the situation and bound to timeless truth. It also attends to the pillars of Paul's teaching, Christ crucified and risen and the trinitarian life opened up in the Paschal Mystery, as the light that measures and judges both the Corinthian church and Paul's own ministry.
Paul Struggles with His Congregation: The Pastoral Message of the Letters to the Corinthians
by Hans Urs von Balthasar
For For readers of Paul and for pastors; not an academic commentary.
Should I read this?
A short pastoral commentary on 1 and 2 Corinthians, reading Paul's dealings with a troubled church. Accessible.
How it proceeds
Independent intensities, 0–5 — what the work is made of, not how good it is.
A short commentary (83 pages) on Paul's letters to the Corinthians, published by Johannes Verlag in 1988 in the series Kriterien; Ignatius Press published the English translation in 1992. According to the Community of Saint John, it brings to life Paul's confrontation with the church at Corinth, showing how he answers the questions of a difficult community in a way both sensitive to the situation and bound to timeless truth. It also attends to the pillars of Paul's teaching, Christ crucified and risen and the trinitarian life opened up in the Paschal Mystery, as the light that measures and judges both the Corinthian church and Paul's own ministry.
Catalog ID
W.1EF3V9.Q