Sep 8, 2025
As of Paul’s first (existing) letter to
them, the Corinthians are still struggling to understand and
practice their faith in their native, non-Jewish environment. In a
passage centering on the knowledge of God and idolatry (1
Corinthians 8-10), Paul begins by stating the central Christian
confession of the true God, which is a modified version of the
Jewish Shema (Deut. 6:4).
Rev. Dr. N. T. Wright is Senior Research Fellow at
Wycliffe Hall, Oxford University, and Emeritus Professor at the
University of St. Andrews and the former Bishop of Durham. His work
has established him as a foremost voice among New Testament
scholars of the present generation, not least due to his many
commentaries, topical studies, and the multi-volume,
Christian Origins and the Question of God. He has been with
this podcast a few times before.
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