Before Paul arrived in Corinth, he was in Thessalonica. He preached and converted Gentiles into the group as well as a few Jews into the mix who were willing to accept Jesus as the Christ. Most of his followers came from humble backgrounds and were made up of people who were not “powerful” or from… Continue reading →
In 2 Corinthians, Paul spends several chapters addressing the threat of so-called “super-apostles” to his ministry to the church in Corinth. The background and teachings of these men are indicated in 10:3-5, where Paul uses warfare imagery to point out that these super-apostles are debaters. He implies that they are trained in speech (in contrast… Continue reading →
Prior to his arrival in Corinth, Paul was in Macedonia-more specifically, Thessalonica (see Ehrman, 217 & 2 Cor 1:19). Those who made up the group were primarily Gentiles, as Paul worked to establish the idea of only one God, whose son was Jesus. These people were mostly from lower social classes. We see this when… Continue reading →
In base, we could guess the background and teachings of the superapostles from several verse, “For we are not peddlers of God’s word like so many,”(2Corinthians 2:17a), “Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Surely we do not need, as some do, letters of recommendation to you or from you, do we?”(2Corinthians 3:1), “For we… Continue reading →
In 2 Corinthians, Paul visited Corinth for a second time, and afterwards he wrote a tearful letter. Paul mentions that the superapostles have a Hebrew/Jewish background by stating, “Are they Hebrews?” and “Are they Abraham’s descendants?” and “Are they servants of Christ?” (2 Cor 11:22). This statement reveals that the superapostles come from a Jewish… Continue reading →
Paul visited Corinth a second time and afterward wrote a letter that is a “tearful letter” found in 2 Cor 10-13. In the letter the reader is introduced to superapostles. They were apostles that Paul admits do miraculous deed and signs. In verse 11:22 it tells us they were from Jewish decent. They believed that… Continue reading →
Paul’s journey is tracked throughout Acts 15-18 and states that he was in Athens before leaving for Corinth. In Acts 18:5 is when he is shown to have landed in Corinth. Some controversy arrives because his narrative is contradictory to that of the story provided in Acts. Acts goes into detail about the various places that… Continue reading →
According to Acts of the Apostles, Paul traveled from Athens to Corinth (18:1). Paul demonstrated the backgrounds of his followers in Corinth many times. For instance, 4:8 he said “already you have become rich!” indicating that the people were not wealthy before his presence or their acceptance of God. 4:11 Paul says “to the present… Continue reading →
Dean Lange Paul was in Athens before going to Corinth. Acts 18:1 states that Paul “left Athens and went to Corinth”. According to his own letter, Paul preached to mostly gentiles of the lower class while in Corinth. 1 Corinthians 12:2 says “when you were pagans, you were enticed and led astray to idols”.… Continue reading →
