Hi Michael BG,
What I did in my analysis of 1 Corinthians (
http://www.textexcavation.com/documents ... thians.pdf) was to bracket off the stuff I believe was added by an editor to an already existing letter:
1 Cor 4:1 - 2 [...].
3 But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by any human court. I do not even judge myself.
4 I am not aware of anything against myself, but I am not thereby acquitted. It is (the) LORD who judges me.
5a Therefore do not pronounce judgment before the time,
5b [...].
5c Then every man will receive his commendation from God. (Compare 2 Baruch 83:3 & 1 Enoch 9:5)
[the bracketed material is:
4:1 This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.
2 Moreover it is required of stewards that they be found trustworthy
5b before the Lord comes, who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart]
Then for ch 5:1-13
5:1 It is actually reported that there is immorality among you, and of a kind that is not found even among pagans; for a man is living with his father's wife.
2 And you are arrogant! Ought you not rather to mourn? Let him who has done this be removed from among you.
3 For though absent in body I am present in spirit, and as if present, I have already pronounced judgment
4a [...]
4b on the man who has done such a thing.
4c When you are assembled, and my spirit is present,
4d [...],
5a you are to deliver this man to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that his spirit may be saved in the day
5b [...].
6 Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump? (See also Gal 5:9; Compare Mt 13:33/Lk 13:21; or Mt 16:6,12/Lk 12:1)
7a Cleanse out the old leaven that you may be a new lump, as you really are unleavened.
7b - 8 [...].
9 I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with immoral men;
10 not at all meaning the immoral of this world, or the greedy and robbers, or idolaters, since then you would need to go out of the world.
11 But rather I wrote to you not to associate with any one who bears the name of brother if he is guilty of immorality or greed, or is an idolater, reviler, drunkard, or robber--not even to eat with such a one.
12 For what have I to do with judging outsiders? Is it not those inside the church whom you are to judge?
13 God judges those outside. "Drive out the wicked person from among you." (Dt 17:7; 19:19; 22:21,24; 24:7)
[Bracketed material is:
5:4a in the name of our Lord Jesus
4d with the power of our Lord Jesus
5b of the Lord Jesus
7b For Christ, our paschal lamb, has been sacrificed.
8 Let us, therefore, celebrate the festival, not with the old leaven, the leaven of malice and evil, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth]
It kind of leaves a smoother running narrative when the editorial comments are removed, which I attribute to Paul, a Judean of the Greek speaking diaspora, who knew nothing of jesus or the Christ theology. Besides, it also illustrates the kind of completely different POV of the editor who adopted, and adapted, the original letter. The reasons for separating out this portions of text I can explain later (I am on a lunch break during a training class at work) for anyone who cares to know. There is an explanatory section at the same site, graciously hosted by Ben Smith, here:
http://www.textexcavation.com/dch.html
Still leaves a difference of opinion: don't judge my POV (that gentiles inclined towards the Judean god can inherit the end-times blessed land he promised, along with circumcised Jews), God will do so in the end times, but for the immoral types, you can judge them now, because they are condemned by the Law.
DCH (back to work, boss)
Michael BG wrote: ↑Tue Jan 29, 2019 7:09 am
In 1 Corinthians Paul writes that his converts should not judge him:
1 Cor. 4:2-5
[2] Moreover it is required of stewards that they be found trustworthy.
[3] But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by any human court. I do not even judge myself.
[4] I am not aware of anything against myself, but I am not thereby acquitted. It is the Lord who judges me.
[5] Therefore do not pronounce judgment before the time, before the Lord comes, who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. Then every man will receive his commendation from God.
It seems no Christian should judge anyone, only the Lord can do it, and this will happen when the Lord comes.
Can the same person then write this?
1 Cor. 5
[1] It is actually reported that there is immorality among you, and of a kind that is not found even among pagans; for a man is living with his father's wife.
[2] And you are arrogant! Ought you not rather to mourn? Let him who has done this be removed from among you.
[3] For though absent in body I am present in spirit, and as if present, I have already pronounced judgment
[4] in the name of the Lord Jesus on the man who has done such a thing. When you are assembled, and my spirit is present, with the power of our Lord Jesus,
[5] you are to deliver this man to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.
[6] Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump?
[7] Cleanse out the old leaven that you may be a new lump, as you really are unleavened. For our Passover, Christ has been sacrificed for us.
[8] Let us, therefore, celebrate the festival, not with the old leaven, the leaven of malice and evil, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
[9] I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with immoral men;
[10] not at all meaning the immoral of this world, or the greedy and robbers, or idolaters, since then you would need to go out of the world.
[11] But rather I wrote to you not to associate with any one who bears the name of brother if he is guilty of immorality or greed, or is an idolater, reviler, drunkard, or robber -- not even to eat with such a one.
[12] For what have I to do with judging outsiders? Is it not those inside the church whom you are to judge?
[13] God judges those outside. "Drive out the wicked person from among you."
This author is saying that the Christianity community should judge this man (verses 11 and 12), that the author has judged this man (v 3). In verse 5 it seems the author is telling the Christian community to kill this man. It seems he also saying that God only judges those outside the community (v 13).
In verse 7 there is πασχα, (Passover) I think this is the only time this word appears in a Pauline letter. Is the “festival” in verse 8 Passover or Easter? If Passover would Paul be saying his Gentile Christians should celebrate it, if Easter was it celebrated at this time? According to Wikipedia the first reference to a Christian festival at Passover is mid-2nd century – Melito of Sardis (died c. 180).