Paul in the Roman World: The Conflict at Corinth

Though the apostle Paul wrote letters to many of the churches he founded none of his extant letters reveal more about him his missionary activity and the community of faith he sought to pastor than 1 Corinthians. In 1 Corinthians Paul tried to influence--even control--the church in the context of a city that had lasting memories of Greek democracy but the present realities of a Roman proconsul. This volume highlights Paul as apostle missionary and pastor against the backdrop of the Greco-Roman culture economics and politics.