Here is a description of the problems and challenges facing a young church - what does 'freedom in Christ' mean? How should believers practise the gifts of the Spirit? And what is the role of women in the worshipping community?
Paul wrote to help the Corinthian Christians live out their faith in one of the largest and most notorious cities in the ancient world. His words of confrontation, correction, reconciliation and blessing still resonate in our lives today.
Jerome Murphy-O'Connor is a world-renowned New Testament expert and teaches at the Ecole Biblique in Jerusalem.