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In the time of Paul, Corinth was a very diverse place. There were a large amount of people drawn to Corinth with the hope of creating better lives for themselves. The Corinthian marketplace was constantly growing because of the people who were migrating to the city. This influx of people caused the town to grow to 100,000 inhabitants in less than 100 years. When Paul wrote Corinthians, the church...

Third, the Corinthians’ failure to recognize how Christian theology and values discredited their socially inherited behaviors of individualism and success fueled their rivalries as well as their lack of respect for Paul. Paul addressed this letter to a small band of novice believers who met together in the homes of their wealthier colleagues, no more than 30 per home (Murphy-O’Connor 2002:178–284; 1984:157), perhaps in 8 to 10 homes. Despite the fact that the earliest converts were Jewish
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