2.56 Paul's Third Mission: To the Corinthians and Romans

History in the Bible

Garry Stevens

History, Christianity, Judaism, Bible, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 17 May 2020

⏱️ 30 minutes

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In 1st Corinthians, Paul struggles to impose his authority on his foundation. He denounces other preachers. He attacks the Corinthians for tolerating sexual immorality, and for favouring the rich members.He has to explain the resurrection. 2nd Corinthians is believed to be a composite of at least two other letters. In the first part of the letter, Paul buries the hatchet, and makes nice with the previously rebellious Corinthians. In the second part, Paul turns into Mr Hyde, and lashes into the Corinthians for listening to others, others who say that Paul is no apostle. In his letter to the Romans, Paul introduces himself, sets out some theology, and ass for help for his Spanish mission.

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0:00.0	Gide. I'm Gary Stevens. And welcome to the second series of the History in the Bible podcast.
0:13.1	More of the history in more of the books in all the Bibles.
0:20.4	Episode 2.56, Paul, to the Corinthians and to the Romans.
0:27.2	In the last episode, I began the story of Paul's third and final mission.
0:34.0	I finished with one of the letters he wrote during that mission, the Epistle to the Galatians.
0:40.3	I devote this episode to three other letters he wrote in this period.
0:45.3	His two letters to the Corinthians and his letter to the Romans.
0:50.3	Let's start with Paul's first letter to the Corinthians.
0:55.0	Paul founded a club in Corinth in Greece in his second mission.
1:00.0	Around the years 50 or 52.
1:03.0	He lodged with two Jews expelled from Rome, Priscilla and Aquila.
1:09.0	Paul found Corinth so appealing that he stayed for one and a half years.
1:15.3	On his third mission a few years later, Paul finds himself at Ephesus in modern Turkey.
1:22.9	Paul receives information that his Corinthian club is in one hot mess. The Corinthians are at war with
1:30.9	themselves. Paul can't ask them to go to a bishop or priest. They don't exist. He certainly
1:38.9	won't ask them to consult one of the twelve disciples. Paul doesn't get on with those guys. Corinth and Ephesus
1:47.2	are an expensive four days apart by boat, perhaps a month's wages for a leather worker like Paul.
1:56.0	Paul can't afford to go in person, so he writes a letter. The first letter to the Corinthians is one of the
2:04.2	longest and most influential. This passage alone turned First Corinthians into one of the most
2:10.9	quoted of all New Testament books. Quote, First Corinthians 13.4.
2:18.7	Love is patient.
2:20.9	Love is kind.
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