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The Paul-Apollos Relationship and Paul’s Stance toward Greco-Roman Rhetoric: An Exegetical and Socio-Historical Study of 1 Corinthians 1–4 is unavailable, but you can change that!

Research into the social and rhetorical background of the Corinthian church, shows that the Corinthians were evaluating their leaders based on their rhetorical prowess, seeking to associate with those who would enhance their status and honor. The coherence of Paul’s argument in 1 Corinthians 1–4 is evaluated, particularly by showing how Paul’s discourse of the cross and Sophia relate to the issue...

his proclamation is characterized by ‘weakness’ and ‘foolishness.’ The connection with the previous chapter is well expressed by Gordon Fee: Just as ‘in the cross and in choosing you God in effect eliminated human boasting [… so] I, for my part, when I came to you, evidenced the same reality. I was totally stripped of self-reliance.’55 The connection can also be gleaned from several lexical parallels that exist between 1 Cor. 1:18–31 and 2:1–5: λόγος and δύναμις θεοῦ are repeated from 1 Cor. 1:18
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