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    Corinth

    Κόρινθος

    Corinth, an important city in ancient Greece, was the location of a Christian church to which Paul wrote two epistles.

    Where the story of Corinth happensWhere the gazetteer locates Corinth, framed to them: Corinth. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Corinth
    Where the gazetteer locates Corinth
    verses
    11
    first named
    Acts 18:1
    last named
    2 Timothy 4:20
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    37.91°N · 22.88°E
    settlement37.91°N · 22.88°E

    Corinth (OpenBible)

    The gazetteer records one identification, and no competing one.

    Description

    Corinth in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Corinth was a prominent city in ancient Greece, located on the Isthmus of Corinth, which connects the Peloponnese to the mainland. It was known for its strategic location, controlling trade routes between the Aegean and Adriatic seas. The city was famous for its wealth, luxury, and immorality.

    In the New Testament, Corinth plays a significant role as the location of a Christian church founded by the apostle Paul during his second missionary journey (Act.18.1-18). Paul spent 18 months in Corinth, working as a tentmaker and preaching the gospel. Many Corinthians, including Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed and were baptized (Act.18.8).

    After leaving Corinth, Paul wrote two epistles to the church, known as 1 and 2 Corinthians. These letters address various issues faced by the Corinthian believers, including divisions, immorality, lawsuits, and questions about spiritual gifts, resurrection, and Christian conduct.

    In Romans 16:27, Paul sends greetings to the Corinthians, indicating that he wrote the epistle to the Romans while in Corinth. In 2Ti.4.20, Paul mentions that he left Erastus in Corinth, suggesting that the city continued to have a Christian presence.

    Throughout the epistles, Paul refers to the Corinthian believers with affection, calling them "saints" (1Co.1.2; 2Co.1.1) and expressing his love for them (2Co.6.11; 13:13-14). The correspondence between Paul and the Corinthian church provides valuable insights into the challenges and growth of the early Christian community in a significant Gentile city.

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    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

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    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 11, across 5 books.

    1. Acts3 verses

      18:118:819:1

    2. Romans1 verse

      16:27

    3. 1 Corinthians2 verses

      1:216:24

    4. 2 Corinthians4 verses

      1:11:236:1113:14

    5. 2 Timothy1 verse

      4:20

    Onward

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    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Church In Corinth, and 1 moreChurchChurch is a concept gathering 58 labelled instances in the text.via Church In CorinthChurch In Corinth’s visitChurch In Corinth’s visit is an event attested across 3 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.via Paul’s stayAquilaJewish Christian tentmaker, co-worker with Paulvia Paul’s stayPaulApostle to the Gentiles, author of many NT epistlesvia Paul’s stayPriscillaEarly Christian teacher; wife of Aquilavia Paul’s stayStayStay is a concept gathering 46 labelled instances in the text.

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    What happened here

    Atlas's reading of each chapter this place appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.

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