Day 7 - Sabbath - Saturday - “1 Corinthians.” Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament. - Logos

 1 Corinthians 13:4–7

The theocentric nature of love in this chapter is reflected in what Paul says about it was previously affirmed of God in the OT and early Judaism (and is said about God by Paul himself elsewhere). Patience is one of God’s attributes (in the LXX, see Exod. 34:6; Num. 14:18; Neh. 9:17; Ps. 7:12; 85:15; 102:8; 144:8; Wis. 15:1; Sir. 5:4; 18:11; Joel 2:13; Jon. 4:2; Nah. 1:3; cf. Rom. 2:4; 9:22). The same can be said of kindness (in the LXX, see Ps. 24:7–8; 30:20; 33:9; 67:11; 85:5; 99:5; 105:1; 106:1; 118:68; 135:1; 144:9; Wis. 15:1; Pss. Sol. 10:7; Jer. 40:11; Dan. 3:89; 1 Esd. 5:58; cf. Rom. 2:4; 11:22; Titus 3:4). Söding (1995: 131) points out that not keeping count of evil (13:5) “is God’s prerogative and salvific will” (cf. Rom. 4:7–8; 2 Cor. 5:19), and that God is the one who supremely “hates injustice (cf. Rom. 1:28; 2:8) and bears all truth in himself (v. 6).”

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 Ciampa, Roy E., and Brian S. Rosner. “1 Corinthians.” Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament. Grand Rapids, MI;  Nottingham, UK: Baker Academic;  Apollos, 2007. 738. Print.