Paul and Corinthian Christianity (English)
July - November 2026
NT010-612, NT010-812 and CNT
Learn how to carefully and skilfully understand the New Testament
This unit studies the church at Corinth and exegesis of the English text of 1 Corinthians chapters 1-7 and 11-15. While this unit will enrich your understanding of Paul and 1 Corinthians, it involves learning from God’s word. The ultimate aim of this unit is for us as hearers of God’s word to grow in our love and knowledge of God and to bring him glory. To this end, we strive to do what Paul asks of believers in 1 Corinthians 10:31, ‘So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God’.
How this unit can help your ministry
It teaches the critical skill of biblical exegesis, that is, to read the letter of 1 Corinthians in context, both historically and literarily.
Building on the exegesis of 1 Corinthians, this unit teaches its message and purpose, as well as Paul’s theology and ethics, so that students may apply their knowledge and skills in their personal and ministry contexts.
What makes Mary Andrews College different?
We're the only theological college in Australia focused on equipping women.
We specialise in pastoral care and mental health.
Our units are geared to practical theology and ministry that is just as useful for volunteers as those in vocational ministry.
Our students consistently tell us we're a lovely community to be part of.
Our lecturers are world-class, with a wealth of pastoral and teaching experience.
And, you can be confident that everything we offer is firmly grounded in God's word.
In this unit we'll be learning about...
Pre-class Zoom 01
Intro, expectations, assessments, talk through Assessment #1 and Q&A
Pre-class Zoom 02
Exegesis
Historical and Literary Context: Paul, Corinth, structure and argument, occasion and purpose, genre, key themes, etc.
Day 1 Intensive
Wisdom of the Cross
Use of OT
Day 2 Intensive
Purity and Pollution, Temple
Patronage and reciprocity, God’s glory
Day 3 Intensive
Marriage and Singleness
Idolatry and Worship
Day 4 Intensive
Women
Lord’s Super and the Body of Christ
Day 5 Intensive
Spiritual Gifts and Christian Ethics
Resurrection
Post-class Zoom
Talk through Assessments and Q&A
The above is indicative: lecture content may vary year to year
What to expect in class
A friendly community: students come ready to learn with a refreshing mixture of ministry and life experiences.
The unit is a 12 credit point unit and as such is composed of a 5-day, 9:30 am – 4.30 pm intensive (6 hours/day not including 1 hr lunch), plus 3 x 2 hours zoom sessions.
Meet your lecturer
Dr Viv Cheung
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What our students say…
“Suffering the loss of someone I loved... was a catalyst for me to grow deeper in my understanding of the Bible and our great God. I wanted to understand more deeply the wonderful God who had remained faithful to me in the hardest periods in my life and I wanted to understand more about what the Bible says about suffering.”
“I loved studying so much so I’m doing a Diploma of Ministry ... to further deepen my knowledge of pastoral care and ministry to the aged.”
Fees
As part of our wider ACT courses
With FEE-HELP* $0
Diploma Level $2940
Graduate Level $3288
*FEE-HELP available for eligible students enrolled in a whole Diploma or Graduate course
36 class hours - 12 weekly classes - 12 credit points - online only
Currently this unit is not offered at the MAC Certificate level
March - June 2026
Audited
$750
36 class hours - 12 weekly classes
No assignments
March - June 2025
How does this unit fit with our course offerings?
This course can be studied at 2 levels:
Diploma and Advanced Diploma level. For those without an undergraduate degree wanting a course with a large breadth of units. These are courses of the Australian University of Theology: 0.5-1 yr full time, max 8 yrs part-time, 36 class hours per unit, 11-16 units per course.
Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma level. Higher level assignments than diploma level. Requires a previous bachelors degree. These are courses of the Australian University of Theology: 0.5-1 yr full time, max 2-4 yrs part-time, 36 class hours per unit, 4-8 unit per course.
