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Transcript of Paul & Corinth Corinth Mediterranean Sea Aegean Sea CRETE ACHAIA ASIA MINOR ASIA MINOR RHODES SAMOS.
Paul & CorinthPaul & CorinthCorinthCorinth
Mediterranean SeaMediterranean Sea
Aegean SeaAegean Sea
CRETECRETE
ACHAIAACHAIA
ASIA
MINOR
ASIA
MINOR
RHODESRHODES
SAMOSSAMOS
• Established church in Corinth
• Worked as tentmaker with Aquila & Priscilla (Acts 18:1-4).
• Spoke of the flesh as a “tent” (II Cor. 4:16-5:4).
Shop In Ancient Corinth
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• 4th largest city of ancient world - 400,000
• Brought to ruins in 146 B.C.
• Julius Caesar rebuilt it and placed a military colony there.
Ancient Corinthian Fountain
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Paul & CorinthPaul & Corinth• Capital of Achaia• Roman proconsul
was there.• Hosted numerous
pagan temples• Significant Jewish
population (Acts 18:4-8; 14).
Ruins of Ancient Corinth
• Apollo Temple - already in ruins in 1st century.
• Given to idols (I Cor. 12:1-3).
• Tongues & Idolatry (I Cor. 14:23-24).
Ancient Temple of Apollo
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• Meats & Idolatry (I Cor. 10:25-28).
• “Flee Idolatry” (I Cor 10:14; 8:1-4)
Marketplace of Ancient Corinth
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• Temple of Venus - 1000 harlots.
• Sexual immorality = “To Corinthize”
• Paul’s rebuke (I Cor. 5:1,2; 9-11).
The Acrocorinth
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• Located on a main Isthmus of Greece
• Site of regular athletic games.
• Paul’s references to the “race” of faith (I Cor 9:24-27)
The Corinth Canal
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• The Beating of Sosthenes (Acts 18:12-17; I Cor. 1:1).
• The Judgement-Seat of Christ (II Cor. 5:9-11).
Judgement-Seat of Ancient Corinth
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