{"product_id":"first-and-second-corinthians-straight-from-the-heart-9781888212532","title":"First and Second Corinthians: Straight from the Heart","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe community Paul founded in Corinth gave him both joy and grief, for he was to encounter problems there of disunity, sin, and arrogance including the rejection of his own apostolic authority by some of his flock. His two epistles to the Corinthians come straight from the heart, as he appeals to them to live in peace, in righteousness, in generosity, and not to resist his God-given authority. His Corinthian correspondence abides as a lasting legacy and a challenge for all churches everywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Orthodox Bible Study Companion Series: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis commentary was written for your grandmother and for your plumber. That is, it was written for the average layperson, for the nonprofessional who feels a bit intimidated by the presence of copious footnotes, long bibliographies, and all those other things which so enrich the lives of academics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorking from a literal translation of the original Greek, this commentary examines the text section by section, explaining its meaning in everyday language. Written from an Orthodox and patristic perspective, it maintains a balance between the devotional and the exegetical, feeding both the heart and the mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFarley, Lawrence R.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Archpriest Lawrence Farley currently pastors St. Herman of Alaska Orthodox Church (OCA) in Langley, B.C., Canada. He received his B.A. from Trinity College, Toronto, and his M.Div. from Wycliffe College, Toronto. A former Anglican priest, he converted to Orthodoxy in 1985 and studied for two years at St. Tikhon's Orthodox Seminary in Pennsylvania. He has also published In the Beginning: The True Message of the Genesis Origin Stories;The Christian Old Testament: Looking at the Hebrew Scriptures through Christian Eyes; Let Us Attend: A Journey Through the Orthodox Divine Liturgy; Following Egeria: A Visit to the Holy Land through Time and Space; One Flesh: Salvation through Marriage in the Orthodox Church; The Empty Throne: Reflections on the History and Future of the Orthodox Episcopacy; Unquenchable Fire: The Traditional Teaching About Hell, and the thirteen books in the Orthodox Bible Study Companion Series.","brand":"Ancient Faith Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50525165977874,"sku":"9781888212532","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a462e9dd-f212-404a-a839-d7d70584bbb3.jpg?v=1731205324","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/first-and-second-corinthians-straight-from-the-heart-9781888212532","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}