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1 Corinthians 2:9

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King Duncan

... accessible corner.” Or “Anytime you have a 50‑50 chance of getting something right, there’s a 90% probability you’ll get it wrong.” And that real clincher, “Murphy was an optimist.” Murphy’s Law is amply illustrated in a joke about a man who was crawling through the desert on his hands and knees, desperate for a drink of water. He ... In other words, friends, for those of us who love Jesus, “We haven’t seen anything yet.” 1. As related by Timothy C. Walker in The Stained Glass Gospel.

2. The Conversion of Saul

Acts 9:1-19a

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Barbara Brokhoff

... would like to start with some vichyssoise, then I'll have steak tartare, and I'll complete the meal with fresh raspberries." The man said, "You must be Irish." Murphy replied, "How is it that you always know I'm Irish?" The man said, "Because this is a hardware store." Just so easy should it be to know us ... us the same initiative. Paul said it so well to Timothy, and it could become our watchword, "... Be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity."

3. Accusations

2 Corinthians 1:12--2:4, 2 Corinthians 2:5-11

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... over the Israelites (Num. 16:3, 13) and by arguing for equality. If Paul is alluding to this OT incident, then the we might include Timothy (cf. 2 Cor. 1:19), the co-sender of the letter (1:1), who would then be seen as an Aaron figure. The apostle tries ... Jewish tradition explains the survival of Korah’s sons by claiming that they repented of their sin (cf. Frederick J. Murphy, “Korah’s Rebellion in Pseudo-Philo 16,” in Of Scribes and Scrolls: Studies on the Hebrew Bible, Intertestamental Judaism ...

4. Thanksgiving

1 Corinthians 1:1-9

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Marion L. Soards

... (2 Cor., Phil., 1 Thess., Phlm.), and Silvanus (1 Thess.). In the six epistles that are disputed (Eph., Col., 2 Thess., 1 Tim., 2 Tim., and Titus), Col. and 2 Thess. mention co-authors: Timothy (Col., 2 Thess.) and Silvanus (2 Thess.). J. Murphy-O’Connor (“Co-Authorship in the Corinthian Correspondence,” RB 100 [1993], pp. 562–79) studies the role of the co-authors with Paul and recognizes different levels of involvement from one letter to another and even from one section of a letter to another ...

5. In Corinth

Acts 18:1-17

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... change in this pattern of ministry appears to be indicated in this verse. It is not completely clear from the Greek whether Silas and Timothy, on their arrival from Macedonia, found Paul devoting himself exclusively to preaching, or whether this was something he was able to do only ... is certainly no compelling reason to doubt Luke’s accuracy on this point. (For a different opinion, see J. Murphy-O’Connor, St. Paul’s Corinth, pp. 129ff.) As for the circumstances that gave rise to the edict, Suetonius ...

6. The Return to Antioch in Syria

Acts 14:21-28

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David J. Williams

... of the apostles, as indeed they may have been, if they had struck a deep root in the heart of one of their hearers (why not Timothy?). This ministry of confirmation was accompanied by a work of organization, for in each church they appointed elders to take care of the spiritual and temporal needs ... 20:8) and for the possible social and theological results, see J. Murphy-O’Connor, St. Paul’s Corinth, pp. 153ff.; also R. Banks, Paul’s Idea of Community, pp. 45ff., for the makeup of these house meetings.

7. Boasting

2 Corinthians 11:1-15, 2 Corinthians 11:16-33, 2 Corinthians 12:1-10

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James M. Scott

... Mark Harding, “On the Historicity of Acts: Comparing Acts 9.23–5 with 2 Corinthians 11:32–3,” NTS 39 (1993), pp. 518–38. Cf. Jerome Murphy-O’Connor, “Paul in Arabia,” CBQ 55 (1993), pp. 732–37. Escaping through a city wall is a symbol of exile (cf. Ezek. 12:4–5, ... that was firmly denied (Deut. 3:23–26). 12:9 On the connection between power and weakness, see Timothy B. Savage, Power Through Weakness: Paul’s Understanding of the Christian Ministry in 2 Corinthians (SNTSMS 86; Cambridge: ...

8. Boasting

2 Corinthians 11:16-33, 2 Corinthians 1:1-11, 2 Corinthians 12:1-10

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James M. Scott