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The apostle Paul wrote 1 Corinthians to a church rife with problems: factions, pride, spiritual immaturity, immorality, improper teaching, and problematic practices in worship. Preben Vang sheds light on these controversies and problems. In particular, he shows how the cultural values of Corinth—especially the patronage system and the rhetorical and philosophical environment—contributed to...

referring to Christian commitment to God), his point is even stronger. The proof the Corinthians are seeking is found in the power of God, not in human argument. Given the context, Paul may even deliberately be playing on this double meaning of pistis.
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