"The Hymn To Love"

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This paper examines Chapter 13 of "Corinthians 1" sometimes referred to as "The "Hymn of Love" or "The Hymn to Love". The first part
analyzes Paul's interpretation of love through a verse by verse analysis. The second part is a personal interpretation of the Hymn from the point of view of a poor and destitute person.

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"There might be some who mistakenly think that the hymn is a type of poem. To disapprove this, the Oxford Bible Commentary emphasizes that "it is written in prose, not verse, but that it clearly has poetic qualities both in the level of language and in its structural shaping." This fact may be regarded as evidence that the author of this chapter must have been highly skilled. In fact, this opinion and the strong connection between Chapter 12,31 and Chapter 14,1 have led to the theory that someone other than Paul might have written Chapter 13 and may have inserted it into 1 Corinthians at a later date."

Sample of Sources Used:

• BARTON JOHN - MUDDIMAN JOHN, The oxford bible commentary, New York 2001.
• BROWN RAYMOND E. - FITZMYER JOSEPH A. - MURPHY ROLAND E., the new Jerome biblical commentary, Great Britain 1968.
• DEFFINGTON BOB, What is this thing called love?, (2005) (on-line): http://www.bible.org/page.asp?page_id=807.
• FURNISH VICTOR PAUL, The theology of the first letter to the Corinthians, Cambridge 1999.
• HARRINGTON DANIEL S., First Corinthians, sacra pagina series volume 7, Minnesota 1999.

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