interpretation in the gospels and Acts, just as there is much application in Romans and much interpretation in the Corinthian letters Most Bible versions, including NASB, not distinguish between the visible church and invisible church by the printing of the w o r d church (This is true also of the original Greek autographs.) In all of those versions the translator used the small letter c The student must determine from the context what church is meant If Chart 69 included events of the last days, it would recognize Paul’s prophecy of the rebirth of Israel (cf Rom 11:26) For the geographical setting of Corinth on Paul’s three missionary journeys, see Map L, p 207 For an excellent description of the sights that Paul saw on his rst visit to Corinth, consult Charles F Pfei er and Howard F V o s , The Wycli e Historical Geography of Bible Lands, pp 477-87 This Greek goddess was identi ed with the Roman goddess Venus Joseph M Gettys, How to Study Corinthians, p 10 Pfei er and Vos, Wycli e Historical Geography, p 485 There was probably an interim of a few months between the writings of the two epistles 10 Di erent views are held on this obscure subject, because of the relative silence of the New Testament You might want to consult various authors for a full discussion 11 This unrecorded visit is placed before Corinthians by A T Robertson and A Plummer, First Epistle of St Paul to the Corinthians, pp xxi-xxv; and by Henry Alford, The Greek Testament, 2:52-54 The visit is placed after Corinthians by Merrill Tenney, New Testament Survey, p 298; and by S Lewis Johnson, “First Corinthians” in The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p 1228 12 Paul obviously wrote many letters in his lifetime besides those that were inspired 13 See Acts 20:31; see Acts 19:8, 10 for the time element 14 Henry Alford, The Greek Testament, 2:57 15 Ibid 16 G Campbell Morgan, The Corinthian Letters of Paul, p 65 17 Observe in the lists of chapter 12 how the gift of tongues is always cited last: 12:10, 28, 30 18 Henry Alford, The Greek Testament, 2:57 19 S Lewis Johnson, “First Corinthians” in The Wycli e Bible Commentary, p 1255 Among the Greek philosophers, Epicureans denied any existence beyond death; Stoics held that death brought a merging of the soul in deity, and so a loss of personality; Platonists absolutely denied bodily resurrection It is possible also that some of the Jewish converts of the Corinthian church had been in uenced by the Sadducees’ denial of resurrection (cf Acts 23:8) 20 Condensed descriptions are given in Merrill C Tenney, ed., The Zondervan Pictorial Bible Dictionary, pp 859-60; Merrill F Unger, lingers Bible Dictionary, pp 11078; John F Walvoord, The Holy Spirit Various books and articles are available on this subject 21 Some view the letter referred to by “I wrote” (2 Cor 2:4) as being Corinthians, and the sinning brother as the one of Corinthians 5:1-5 22 S Lewis Johnson, “The First Epistle to the Corinthians” in The Wycli e Bible Commentary, p 1228 23 Paul’s original plan (cf Cor 1:15-16) ... element 14 Henry Alford, The Greek Testament, 2:57 15 Ibid 16 G Campbell Morgan, The Corinthian Letters of Paul, p 65 17 Observe in the lists of chapter 12 how the gift of tongues is always cited... First Epistle of St Paul to the Corinthians, pp xxi-xxv; and by Henry Alford, The Greek Testament, 2:52-54 The visit is placed after Corinthians by Merrill Tenney, New Testament Survey, p 298;... interim of a few months between the writings of the two epistles 10 Di erent views are held on this obscure subject, because of the relative silence of the New Testament You might want to consult various