In September 2007, an International Scientific Conference on "Apostle Paul and Corinth: 1,950 years since the writing of the Letters to the Corinthians" took place in Corinth. Distinguished scholars of Paul from all over the world responded to the invitation and 82 great scientific presentations were delivered in Greek, English, German, and French. These presentations are included in this two-volume work, essential for every scholar and reader interested in delving into the work of Apostle Paul, especially the Letters to the Corinthians.
Speakers in Volume II:
Dimitrios Kaimakis, Ioannis Karavidopoulos, Christos K. Karakolis, Anna Karamanidou, Anna Koltsiou-Nikita, Fr. Dimitrios Koutsouris, Christos Krikonis, Sultana Lamprou, Emmanouil Mikrogianakis, Konstantinos I. Belezos, Konstantinos Bozinis, Georgios Bozonis, Christos Oikonomou, Alexandra Palantza, Kyriakoula Papadimitriou, Stylianos G. Papadopoulos, Fr. Konstantinos Papathanasiou, Eleni Papakosta-Christinaki, Athanasios Paparnakis, Dimitrios Passakos, Evangelos Poneros, Stergios Sakkos, Veloudia Sideri-Papadopoulou, Fr. Ioannis Skiadaresis, Christos Terezis, Stamatios Chatzistamatiou, Jack Khalil, Matthias Konradt, Jan Lambrecht, Christof Landmesser, Hermann Lichtenberger, Andreas Lindemann, Eduard Lohse, Bruce W. Longenecker, Ulrich Luz, Wayne A. Meeks, David P. Moessner, Mark D. Nanos, Konstantin Nikolakopoulos, Romano Penna, Petr Pokorny, Dieter Sanger, Jacques Schlosser, Udo Schnelle, Turid Karlsen Seim, Lauri Thuren, Joseph Verheyden, Johan S. Vos, Klaus Wachtel, Wendell Willis, Bruce Winter, Michael Wolter, Dieter Zeller.
The presentations included are:
- Dimitrios Kaimakis, "2 Cor. 12:2-4 and the heavenly world in Jewish apocalyptic literature"
- Ioannis Karavidopoulos, "Idol and image. The religious pluralism of Corinth and the apostolic preaching of Apostle Paul"
- Christos Karakolis, "The flogging of the chief synagogue ruler Sosthenes (Acts 18:17). The significance of a narrative detail"
- Anna Karamanidou, "Interpretive contributions of Saint Nikodemos of the Holy Mountain to the two Letters to the Corinthians"
- Jack Khalil, "The concept of "new creation" in 2 Cor 5:17"
- Anna Koltsiou-Nikita, "The Letters to the Corinthians and the Philenote Correspondence of the 14th century: The case of Demetrius Cydonius"
- Matthias Konradt, "Freedom and ethics in 1 Corinthians. An outline"
- Dimitrios Koutsouris, "The use of the Letters of Apostle Paul to the Corinthians in the work of Clement of Alexandria"
- Christos Krikonis, "The support of the community of the Church of Rome to the Church of Corinth for the settlement of a dispute"
- Jan Lambrecht, ""For whenever I am weak, then I am strong" (2 Cor 12:10b)"
- Sultana Lamprou, "The passage 1 Cor. 3:12-15 interpreted by Saint Mark of Ephesus the Eugenic (Discussion on the purifying fire)"
- Christof Landmesser, "Freedom in Corinth"
- Hermann Lichtenberger, "The First Clement and the Corinthian Community"
- Andreas Lindemann, "Λόγος and γνώσις. Paulus as a "rhetor" in the Second Letter to the Corinthians"
- Eduard Lohse, "St. Paul's arrival at Corinth and his first Preaching there - What do we learn from his letters to Corinth about this subject?"
- Bruce Longenecker, ""Dating the origin of Paul's collection for the saints in Judaea: The Corinthian contribution"
- Ulrich Luz, "The Corinthian Community Prophecy in the Context of Early Christian Prophecy"
- Wayne Meeks, "What Did Corinth Teach Paul?"
- David Moessner, ""And all were baptized into Moses... and the rock was Christ": Moses as 'Type' of a Faithless Israel in Paul's Warnings of Idolatry to the Church at Corinth (1 Cor. 10:1-22)"
- Konstantinos Belezos, ""Praying" and "prophesying" in the Church of Corinth: Rhetorical-theological interpretive approach to 1 Cor. 11, 3-16 (Contribution to the research on the position of women according to the apostle Paul)"
- Konstantinos Bozinis, "Political Love: The interpretation of 1 Corinthians 13:13 by John Chrysostom"
- Georgios Bozonis, "The Philosophical Reflection of the Apostle Paul (Comparative study of 1 Corinthians and Romans in relation to Paul's Speech in Athens)"
- Mark Nanos, "Why the "Weak" in 1 Corinthians 8'10 were not Christ-believers"
- Konstantin Nikolakopoulos, "Paul's "strength in weakness". Exegetical considerations on 2 Cor 12:6-10"
- Christos Economou, "The "factions" of Corinth and the problem of Paul's opponents in contemporary research. Critical presentation"
- Alexandra Palantza, "The use of the terms "prophecy", "prophesying", "prophet" in 1 Corinthians in the Apostle Paul's letter"
- Kyriakoula Papadimitriou, "The greeting of peace in the letters to Corinth. Comparative and cultural analysis of the New Testament greeting"
- Konstantinos Papathanasiou, "The motif of the uniqueness of God and its soteriological extensions in 1 Cor. 8:4-6"
- Eleni Papakosta-Christinaki, "Love in the Old Testament in the light of 1 Cor. 13"
- Athanasios Paparnakis, "The "veil" of the Law and the "illumination" of the Gospel in 2 Cor. 3. Patristic view"
- Dimitrios Passakos, "The "relativization" of the primitive Christian preaching by the Apostle Paul: Academic ideologies and the testimony of the sources"
- Romano Penna, ""A corruptible crown and an incorruptible one". A neglected parallelism between 1 Cor IX, 24-27 and Mousonius Rufus VII"
- Petr Pokorny, "St. Paul's Corinthian Correspondence and the Earliest Christian Tradition"
- Evangelos Poneros, "Jesus Christ and the Gospel in the two letters to Corinth by the Apostle Paul"
- Dieter Sanger, "The contribution of the Corinthian letters to the localization of the addressees and the dating of the letter to the Galatians"
- Stergios Sakkos, "The Anonymous Brothers in the Second Letter to the Corinthians"
- Jacques Schlosser, "The reign of God in 1 Cor 4:20"
- Udo Schnelle, "Corinth and the development of Pauline eschatology"
- Turid Karlsen Seim, "Paul's Discourse on Desire and Devotion in 1 Corinthians 7"
- Veloudia Sideri-Papadopoulou, "The use of the Old Testament in the First and Second Letters to the Corinthians"
- Ioannis Skiadaresis, "The problematic and interpretation of 2 Cor 5:3"
- Lauri Thuren, "The Corinthian Heresies Revisited - A rhetorical Perspective to the historical Situation"
- Joseph Verheyden, "Talkative Christians and Noisy Pagans in Corinth. "Gongs and Cymbals" in 1 Corinthians 13,1"
- Johan Vos, "Interpretation of 1 Cor 2:15 in the Reformation Era"
- Klaus Wachtel, "We and the Others: Keywords characterizing the relationship between Christians and pagans in Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians"
- Wendell Willis, "The "table of demons": Pagan Sacrifice and Christian Eucharist"
- Bruce W. Winter, "Identifying the Offering, the Cup and the Table of the 'Demons' in 1 Cor 10:20-21"
- Michael Wolter, "The Ekklesia and Everyday Life: The First Corinthians as a Source for the Development of Christian Ethics"
- Σταμάτιος Χατζησταματίου, "Our Affliction in Asia" (2 Cor 1:8): A Pastoral Reflection"
- Zeller Dieter, "What is Paul defending himself against in 1 Cor 9?"