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Based on the internal evidence of 2 Corinthians, there seem to have been at least three epistles written by Paul to the Corinthians, and some scholars believe that 2 Corinthiansactually comprises at least two of these epistles, having been amalgamated subsequently by the early Church. An even earlier letter of Paul's to the Corinthians is also mentioned in 1 Corinthians 5:9.
One reason for Paul's letters seems to be that there were challenges to his authority, with other preachers visiting the Corinthian Christians and demanding that they be circumcised. Raymond E. Brown (An Introduction to the New Testament) describes Paul as indulging in gutter crudity by wishing that in the circumcision advocated by the preachers, the knife might slip and lop off the penis of anyone who listens. The Corinthians, as Greeks, had also found Paul's Jewish notion of the resurrection of the dead as rather disgusting and for this reason were expressing doubts about his message; an issue he needed to address urgently.
In the first letter to the Corinthians, Paul mentioned a a collection he was arranging. In the second, and probably the subsequent letters, Paul now felt comfortable in urging that the Corinthians contribute for the "poor saints in Jerusalem". The reason for this collection is not explained, but the most plausible reason is that he was writing during the Great Famine of 44-48 CE.
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Why did Paul write the 10th chapter of Corinthians?
The First or the Second epistle to Corinthians?
Did Paul write 1 Corinthians?
A:Yes. A computer analysis shows that 1 Corinthians has the same writng style as Galatians, which is generally used as the benchmark for genuine Pauline epistles. The consensus of scholars is that Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Philemon, Galatians, Philippians and 1 Thessalonians were all written by Paul.
Was Clement the writer of Paul's epistles?
On the evidence of Eusebius, Clement was bishop of Rome between 92 and 101 CE. Clement is said to have written two letters to the Corinthians, but these are not the same letters as Paul wrote to the Corinthians. In any case, Paul's First Epistle to the Corinthians must have been written before Mark's Gospel, which is reliably dated to around 70 CE. The Clementine epistle, 1 Clement does refer to Paul's letter to the Corinthians. No, he did not write Paul's epistles - Paul wrote them. Some are of the opinion that Clement may have written Hebrews.
How many letters did Apostle Paul write and what were the names of all the letters?
Paul wrote 13 letters in the bible, Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians , Collisions Titus, 1 Timothy 2 Timothy, 1 Philemon Philippians , 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians and the book of Hebrews.
Who were the letters of St. Paul the Corinthians 1 addressed to?
The bible tells us if you look at 1 Corinthians 1 verse 2. The congregation in Corinth
