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Adventistische Schriften über: "How can the two Corinthian letters be placed chronologically?"
Answer
The first Letter to the Corinthians was written toward the end of Paul’s long stay in Ephesus, after he had previously worked in Corinth for a year and a half. Scholarly assessments indicate that both Corinthian letters were composed about five years after the founding of the local church and during the second phase of Paul’s letter‑writing activity. Chronologically, they follow the letters to the Thessalonians and were likely written before the Gospels reached their final form.
The chronological origin of the first Letter to the Corinthians
»The first letter to the church in Corinth was written by the Apostle Paul during the latter part of his stay in Ephesus. Over a period of a year and a half he had worked among them and pointed them to a crucified and risen Savior as the only means of salvation.«
Chronological sequence of the New Testament writings
»Paul’s letters were evidently the first books of the New Testament to be fixed in writing – probably beginning with the letters to the Thessalonians. Then the other books of the New Testament were produced gradually. The synoptic Gospels (Mark, Matthew, and Luke) may not have been written for another decade, while other letters appeared, likely the first and second Corinthians, Galatians, and Romans.«
Time span since the church’s founding
»In a letter to the Corinthians, written about five years after they received the Gospel, Paul is said to have contributed a fifth pillar to the temple of the first day.«
Placement within the missionary periods
»There are three general periods of writing; first, in the early period, six Pauline letters appear, missionary and doctrinal; second, in the middle period, the three synoptic Gospels, another group of Pauline letters, and Acts of the Apostles are included; and third, in the concluding period, the farewell writings of John appear.«
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