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A 15 page paper that begins with a short introduction with background information about Corinth and this letter. The paper is divided into two sections just as the Chapter is. Each section is discussed with references to each. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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and Second Corinthians was written later in the same year before winter. Pauls relationship with the Corinthians was stormy, at best. The city had been destroyed by Lucius Mummius,
a Roman consul, in 146 B.C. (Belleville 14; Kruse 17). Julius Caesar rebuilt the city in 46 B.C. as a Roman colony populated by poor freedmen and retired soldiers. It
became the capital of the province in 27 B.C. and was later declared free in 44 A.D. by Emperor Nero. This was a strategic city in terms of trade
and shipping. The city had the temple of Aphrodite and the sanctuary of Ascleplus, which led to the citys reputation as a "place of commercialized pleasure" (Belleville 14). The
population was a cultural mix that included Italians, Orientals, Jews and Greeks (Belleville 15). This is the population that Paul was preaching to. They were sinful in many ways. Idolatry,
being just one of their sins. Paul states as much in 1 Corinthians when he describes the population as being generally uneducated and poor (See 1 Corinthians 1:26). There were
also wealthy people in the city although they were few in number. During Pauls first visit to Corinth, me met Aquila and Priscilla, who were tentmakers and who had
been evicted from Rome (Kruse 20). Paul worked with the couple during the week and on the Sabbath he tried to teach Jews and Greeks about Christ (Kruse 20). The
Jews totally rejected him so he began preaching to the Gentiles and enjoyed some success (Kruse 21). Pauls relationship with the Corinthians spans seven years. During that time, we know
he visited them three times and he actually wrote four letters to them (Belleville 15). Acts tells the reader that Paul lived in Corinth for under two years during 50-52
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