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A 6 page paper that begins with a brief introduction to Paul's missionary journeys. The writer provides a short background on the city of Corinth and explains it is in Paul's letters to the Corinthians, especially in First Corinthians, that we find his clearest sense of what it means to be a community of Christians. The writer discusses the text that explains Paul's views of the Christian community, adding insight from other authors. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Antioch, back to Antioch, Derbe and Lystra, Troas, Philippi, Thessalonica, Beream Athens, Corinth, Ephesus, Caesarea, Jerusalem, back to Antioch, back to Ephesus for three years, Macedonia, Troas, Miletus, Jerusalem, Caesarea,
Rome, Greece, Crete, Nicopolis, Troas and a number of other places that are not specifically identified (Snyder, 2001). He went to Europe; some writers say he was in Spain and
in Great Britain (Snyder, 2001). He returned to several places more than once (Snyder, 2001). Corinth was a port city comprised of a vast diversity of people, some very wealthy
and others very poor (Getty, 2002; Meeks, 2006). It is believed to have had a population of 250,000 free persons and as many as 400,000 slaves (Barker, 1995). Because of
its importance in commerce, Corinth was seen as the chief city in Greece (Barker, 1995). Travelers had told Paul, who was in Ephesus at the time, of the many immoralities
and problems in Corinth (Barker, 1995). There were also people who brought letters to Paul from the church in Corinth that asked specific questions (Barker, 1995). Between the two, Paul
realized there were many problems in that church (Barker, 1995). In 1 Corinthians, we find Pauls most extensive discussion on what it means to be a Christian community (Berg, 2002).
Paul was greatly troubled by the reports of what was going on in Corinth (Berg, 2002). He addressed these issues in his first letter to the Corinthians: quarrels over the
teachers the people were following; their interpretation of being free from sin; people eating meat that had been used as a sacrifice to the idols without concern for those who
followed a different belief and tradition; a man who had had sexual relations with his fathers wife; abuse of the Lords Supper; and women who were preaching but without covering
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