'… I applaud Malcolm's approach of looking at the rhetorical structure more broadly (while also affirming the value of formal rhetorical analysis at the microlevel) … I recommend this book as a balanced and well-researched read for someone trying to understand the argumentative flow of 1 Corinthians.' Trent A. Rogers, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society
Introduction; 1. The kerygma of reversal; 2. The unity and coherence of 1 Corinthians; 3. 1 Corinthians 1-4: divisive boasting over human leaders is set against the present inhabitation of Christ's cross; 4. 1 Corinthians 5-14 and Paul's ethics 'in the Lord'; 5. 1 Corinthians 15: pessimism for the dead is set against future inhabitation of Christ's resurrection; Conclusion.