Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? If anyone destroys (φθείρει) God’s temple, God will destroy (φθερεῖ) that person. For God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple (NRSV). 1 Corinthians 3:16–17 is a provocative and important text for understanding Paul’s ecclesiology and some early … Continue reading Holiness and Judgment: ΦΘΕΊΡΩ in 1 Corinthians 3:16–17 by Ethan Johnson