New Testament Studies· 2026Q1
Misconduct and Sickness: Reciprocity at the Lord’s Table (1 Cor 11.30)
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First Corinthians 11:30 describes divine punishment for misconduct at the Lord's Table as sickness and death, reflecting a non-metaphorical reciprocity between human misbehavior and divine judgment.
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Abstract
Abstract First Corinthians 11.30 voices divine punishment or judgment on misbehaviour at the Lord’s table in terms of weakness, sickness and death. Are these metaphorical or physical descriptions? The text is seen as an example of the notion of reciprocity between human misconduct and divine judgment in relevant sources, which in most cases is not metaphorical. Paul also draws on this notion in other passages. Divine judgment is pronounced in this text as punishment ( paideia ) aimed at protecting the church from being condemned alongside the world. It is difficult to see spiritual poverty as a means of divine discipline.
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