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THE CORINTHIAN The Apostle Paul Paul arrived at Corinth in 49 or 50 C.E.,(Rome had destroyed old Corinth in 146 B.C.E.) The city Paul
entered was young-, reborn from the rubble. In 44 B.C.E. a decree of Julius
Caesar had re-founded Corinth as a Roman colony. Corinth,
the capital of the province of Achaia, was a city of social, cultural, and
religious diversity, including
“The
Corinthian”, is an overview of the life of St. Paul, from his conversion to
that of a Roman citizen and follows his early ministry. The book is an
overview of an often-tragic era for early Christians. One event was that of
the tragic story of Perpetua a
Christian noblewoman , in Carthage
was arrested when Emperor Septimius
Severus was determined to cripple
Christianity She was arrested
trying to save her father begged her to deny she was a Christian , to
which she answered, ”Father do you see this vase here?" she replied.
"Could it be called by any other name than what it is?" No,"
he replied." Well, neither can I be called anything other than what I am,
a Christian." In the stadium after being attacked by wild animals,
Perpetua and friends were lined up, and one by one, were slain by the sword. The book
continues to show the life of Paul, his conversion to a Roman citizen, his
early ministry also the Acts of Peter and Paul. A look at
Perichoresis, The term first appears
in Gregory of Nazianzus but was explored more fully in the work of John of
Damascus. It refers to the mutual inter-penetration and indwelling within the
threefold nature of the Trinity,. Also of St. Paul’s ‘Epistle to the
Corinthians 1 to XVI and Thessalonians II, also the authenticity of the
Pauline Epistles, together with the Epistle of Paul to the Philippians and
the Epistle of Philemon. The Epistle to the Galatians and the authenticity of
the letters of Paul. Together with John Chrysostom on Galatians, a look at
Corinth at the time of Paul’s arrival and later a Hebrew opinion of his life. |
