New Testament Studies· 2026Q1
Misconduct and Sickness: Reciprocity at the Lord’s Table (1 Cor 11.30)
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Short summary
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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Key points
- 1 Corinthians 11:30 connects misconduct at the Lord's Table with physical consequences: weakness, sickness, and death.
- The text exemplifies a principle of reciprocity between human misbehavior and divine judgment, which is generally non-metaphorical.
- Paul employs this notion of reciprocity in other passages.
- Divine judgment in this context functions as corrective discipline (paideia) to safeguard the church.
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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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