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Summarize the Corinthians 1 & 2 by identifying and explaining its epistle genre. What is its key theme and main events and personalities?

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This solution provides a brief summary of I and II Corinthians in 658 words with 2 references, including a discussion of its genre, theme, and main events and personalities.

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The genre of I Corinthian is a letter that deals with a variety of problems in the community. In Corinthians I, Paul appeals to the Corinthians to mend the divisions within the church (Chapter 1-4). According to Perkins (1988) Paul' previous letter (1 Cor. 5:9) may have contained an exhortation to holiness, which would be referenced again in 2 Cor. (6:14-7:1). In Chapters 5 and 6, Paul takes up the moral abuses in Corinth. For instance, he accuses the Corinthians of boasting when a man marries his stepmother, whom Paul views as a sinful person who should be expelled from the community. He then addresses questions posed to him by the Corinthians such as: (a) sexuality) (6:12-19), (b) marriage (chapter 7), and (c) eating specific foods (chapter 8). He warns against idolatry in Chapter 10. In chapter 11, he develops the correct teaching on the Lord's Supper. The spiritual gifts are enumerated (Chapter 12), and Paul discusses the significance of love. Chapter 14 describes the charismatic gifts of tongues and prophecy, and Chapter 15 is a discussion on ...

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