Listen "587 1 Corinthians in Context 4: Philosophy & Wisdom"
Episode Synopsis
Paul wrote extensively about worldly wisdom in 1 Corinthians. Due to the prevalence and esteem of philosophical schools, Paul probably felt a need to explain how Christianity measured up. In this lecture we’ll survey the five main philosophical options available to first-century Corinthians, including Platonism, Cynicism, Skepticism, Epicureanism and Stoicism. Then once we get a cursory grasp of how each of these worldly approaches worked, we’ll contrast them to Paul’s idea of spiritually discerned truths, which are available only to the mature in Christ.
Scriptures Covered: 1 Corinthians 1:17-25; 2:1-16; 3:1-4
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Scriptures Covered: 1 Corinthians 1:17-25; 2:1-16; 3:1-4
Listen on Spotify
Listen on Apple Podcasts
—— Links ——
Here’s the link for the UCA UK Conference Paper Submission
See all the episodes in this class: 1 Corinthians in Context
Check out Sean’s other classes here
Get the transcript of this episode
Support Restitutio by donating here
Join our Restitutio Facebook Group and follow Sean Finnegan on Twitter @RestitutioSF
Leave a voice message via SpeakPipe with questions or comments and we may play them out on the air
Intro music: Good Vibes by MBB Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) Free Download / Stream: Music promoted by Audio Library.
Who is Sean Finnegan? Read his bio here
Get Finnegan’s book, Kingdom Journey to learn about God’s kingdom coming on earth as well as the story of how Christianity lost this pearl of great price.
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