Where is the Wise Man?

The divisions in the Corinthian church are catalogued by Paul in 1 Corinthians 1:12: Each of you says 'I follow Paul ' or 'I follow Apollos ' or 'I follow Cephas ' or 'I follow Christ.'+? White shows how these splits are found in the milieu of 1st-century Graeco-Roman education. By consulting relevant literary and epigraphic evidence White develops a picture of ancient education throughout the Empire generally and in Roman Corinth specifically. This serves as a backdrop to the situation in the Christian community wherein some of the elite educated members preferred Apollos to Paul as a teacher since Apollos more closely resembled other teachers of higher studies. <br/><br/>White takes a new and different direction to other studies in the field arguing that it is against the values inculcated through higher education+? in general that the teachers are being compared. By starting with this broader category one that much better reflects the very eclectic nature of Graeco-Roman education a sustained reading of 1 Corinthians 1-4 is made possible.