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Name: Letter to the Corinthians
Author: Paul
Dating: early 50s CE
Letters to the Corinthians:
Corinthians, representing several
shorter letters probably written in the early 50s CE which were later edited together
into the two letters we find in today's New Testament, are regarded as authentic and
constitute two of the most important of the Pauline letters. In part, this may be
because Corinth was such an important city. It had certainly been an imprortant part
of the ancient Greek world - one of the Greek verbs for "fornication" was
korinthizomai, a clear indication of the sort of things that typically went on
in that city.
It appears that Paul was instrument in the founding of the church at Corinth, but over time and after he left, their relationship became strained. Whereas other letters involved disagreements over doctrinal issues, the Corinthian letters were focused more on personal differences. As a result, a mong the theme revisited in the letters are the nature and extent of his own authority.
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