{"id":61698,"date":"2025-12-01T01:20:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T01:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/?p=61698"},"modified":"2026-02-03T22:38:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T22:38:06","slug":"best-commentaries-on-1-corinthians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/content\/best-commentaries-on-1-corinthians\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Commentaries on 1 Corinthians"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Note: Our list of recommendations is just getting started. We\u2019ll be adding more in the coming months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From Gregory Hollifield<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Gregory Hollifield is the Associate Dean at Memphis College of Urban and Theological Studies at Union University and Book Reviews Editor for the Journal of the Evangelical Homiletics Society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Craig L. 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