![]() Such interest in my work was confirmed by the publication of the papers given at 43rd Colloquium Biblicum Lovaniense (8–10 August 1994). Even then my bibliography was not complete, because he missed two articles. Murphy-O’Connor) whose works might be otherwise difficult to find because of their extensive number.’ This alerted me to the trouble to which he must have gone to cite me 82 times in the course of his commentary. In the bibliography of his commentary (1987) he noted, ‘Section III is a list of “short titles” for two authors (R. An immediate response on the part of my colleagues would have been too much to expect, but as time went by I began to worry: was anyone reading my proposals? The first hint that the answer might be in the affirmative came from Gordon Fee. I dealt with the obscurities as I came to them. If one pays attention to the dates of the original publications, it will become clear that in general they follow the order of the chapters of Paul’s letter. On occasion this permitted a new interpretation to float to the surface of my mind, and an article was born. Whenever I came across a problem in 1 Cor, on which there was no consensus as to the solution, the light teaching load of the École Biblique gave me more time than others could possibly afford to delve more deeply. The articles in this volume grew out of class preparation. I felt that it would introduce me in the most concrete way to the facets of Paul’s thought in their glorious variety. I opted for 1 Corinthians, because I saw that it dealt with the greatest variety of subjects. The flexibility of the programme at the École Biblique gave me the freedom to teach whatever I wanted within my assigned field. ![]() It was only in the academic year 1975–6, however, that the École Biblique gave me the opportunity to move into full-time Pauline studies. At that point I was already convinced that Paul was the New Testament theologian who had the most to say to the church of the twentieth century. Preface My interest in Paul dates from my doctoral studies at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, where I wrote a thesis ‘Paul on Preaching’ in 1962. Corinthians, 1st–criticism, interpretation, etc. ( Jerome), 1935– Keys to first Corinthians: revisiting the major issues / Jerome Murphy-O’Connor. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside the scope of the above should be sent to the Rights Department, Oxford University Press, at the address above You must not circulate this book in any other binding or cover and you must impose the same condition on any acquirer Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Murphy-O’Connor, J. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of Oxford University Press, or as expressly permitted by law, or under terms agreed with the appropriate reprographics rights organization. It furthers the University’s objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide in Oxford New York Auckland Cape Town Dar es Salaam Hong Kong Karachi Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Nairobi New Delhi Shanghai Taipei Toronto With offices in Argentina Austria Brazil Chile Czech Republic France Greece Guatemala Hungary Italy Japan Poland Portugal Singapore South Korea Switzerland Thailand Turkey Ukraine Vietnam Oxford is a registered trade mark of Oxford University Press in the UK and in certain other countries Published in the United States by Oxford University Press Inc., New York © Jerome Murphy-O’Connor 2009 The moral rights of the author have been asserted Database right Oxford University Press (maker) First published 2009 All rights reserved. ![]() Great Clarendon Street, Oxford OX2 6DP Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. Keys To First Corinthians Revisiting the Major Issues J E RO M E M U R PH Y- O ’ C O N N O R
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