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There is a consensus among historians and theologians that Paul is the author of the First Epistle to the Corinthians, [6] with Sosthenes as its co-author. Protestant commentator Heinrich Meyer notes that Sosthenes' inclusion in the opening wording shows that he made a greater contribution to the letter than being a "mere amanuensis".
1 Corinthians 13:3 καυχήσωμαι ( I may boast ) – Alexandrian text-type. By 2009, many translators and scholars had come to favour this variant as the original reading on the grounds that is probably the oldest.
The Word Biblical Commentary (WBC) is a series of commentaries in English on the text of the Bible both Old and New Testament. It is currently published by the Zondervan Publishing Company . Initially published under the "Word Books" imprint, the series spent some time as part of the Thomas Nelson list.
Sosthenes. Sosthenes / ˈ s ɒ s θ ə. n iː z / (Greek: Σωσθένης, Sōsthénēs, "safe in strength") was the chief ruler of the synagogue at Corinth, who, according to the Acts of the Apostles, was seized and beaten by the mob in the presence of Gallio, the Roman governor, when Gallio refused to proceed against Paul at the instigation of the Jews (Acts 18:12–17).
These were expounded upon by passages such as 1 Corinthians 15:3–7 and Romans 1:3–4 which describe Christ's work of salvation and the existence of witnesses to his resurrection [11] and he goes on in the following pages to list another ten examples of passages which attach to the name of Jesus "selected incidents in the redemptive story". [12]
Sermon 88: On Dress - 1 Peter 3:3-4; Sermon 89: The More Excellent Way - 1 Corinthians 12:31; Sermon 90: An Israelite Indeed - John 1:47 ("Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile.") Sermon 91: On Charity - 1 Corinthians 13:1-3; Sermon 92: On Zeal - Galatians 4:18; Sermon 93: On Redeeming the Time - Ephesians 5:1
[3] Before Paul's arrival, Apollos had moved from Ephesus to Achaia [ 4 ] [ 5 ] and was living in Corinth , the provincial capital of Achaia. [ 6 ] Acts reports that Apollos arrived in Achaia with a letter of recommendation from the Ephesian Christians and "greatly helped those who through grace had believed, for he powerfully refuted the Jews ...
The Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture (ACCS) is a twenty-nine volume set of commentaries on the Bible published by InterVarsity Press. It is a confessionally collaborative project as individual editors have included scholars from Eastern Orthodoxy , Roman Catholicism , and Protestantism as well as Jewish participation. [ 1 ]