information—for instance, the condition of life of the one initiating the conversation. The content of the letter could vary depending upon the nature of the correspondence; Paul uses 1 Corinthians to respond to particular issues raised by those at Corinth. The third purpose was to provide a permanent record of some form of interaction between the sender and receiver. This is often the case with the legal texts found in the papyri. Receipts and acknowledgments of legal and other transactions bear
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