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Paul lives and preaches in Corinth

A dispute with some of the Jews in Corinth.
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While in Corinth, Paul ‘reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath, and persuaded both Jews and Greeks’ (Acts 18:4). – Slide 1
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Here, we picture the synagogue at Corinth in a residential area near the marketplace (agora). Above the door is an inscription in Koine Greek that reads, ‘Synagogue of the Hebrews’. – Slide 2
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In 1898, a white marble door lintel was discovered in the debris of ancient Corinth near Lechaion Road, the city’s primary commercial artery leading toward the central marketplace. Its lettering, carved in widely spaced block capitals, reads, ‘Synagogue of the Hebrews.’ The lintel is now on display at the Archaeological Museum of Ancient Corinth. – Slide 3
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Here, we picture Silas and Timothy meeting Paul in the marketplace after traveling from Macedonia (Acts 18:5). – Slide 4
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When the Jews opposed Paul and blasphemed, he shook his garments as a gesture of rejection (Acts 18:6). – Slide 5
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Paul then moved into the home of a Gentile named Titius Justus (a Roman name). His house was next door to the synagogue (Acts 18:7). – Slide 6
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Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, along with many other Corinthians, ‘believed and were baptised’ (Acts 18:8). – Slide 7
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We do not know where these individuals were baptised, but every synagogue typically had a mikveh, or ritual purification pool, nearby. These basins were carved into bedrock or built of thick masonry and coated with waterproof hydraulic plaster. This mikveh is modelled after one still visible today near the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. – Slide 8
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Crispus was one of the few people Paul personally baptized (1 Cor 1:14–16). – Slide 9
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‘The Lord spoke to Paul in the night by a vision’ (Acts 18:9–10), telling him not to be afraid because He had ‘many people’ in Corinth. Paul remained in Corinth for 18 months. – Slide 10
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Gallio was the Roman proconsul of Achaia during Paul’s time in Corinth (Acts 18:12). – Slide 11
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Gallio likely served the standard one-year term, from the summer of AD 51 to the summer of AD 52. This date is firmly established by the Gallio Inscription, also known as the Delphi Inscription—a letter from Emperor Claudius discovered at Delphi, Greece. – Slide 12
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Jews who were angry with Paul brought him before Gallio’s judgment seat and accused him (Acts 18:13). – Slide 13
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Although Paul was prepared to defend himself, Gallio refused to hear disputes about Jewish matters (Acts 18:14–16). – Slide 14
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Gallio then drove the accusers away from his judgment seat. The Greeks then beat Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, but Gallio paid no attention to the matter (Acts 18:16–17). – Slide 15
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Sometime later, Paul, Priscilla, and Aquila walked together to the port city of Cenchrea, about eight miles (12.9 km) east of Corinth (Acts 18:18). If you visit Cenchrea today, you can still see the south pier and look across the harbour to the south. – Slide 16
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Here, we have portrayed one of the piers at Cenchrea with several Roman merchant ships, as they might have looked in the first century AD. – Slide 17
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Paul had taken a vow and then cut off his hair at Cenchrea. Here, we picture him standing on the pier at Cenchrea with Priscilla and Aquila, ready to travel to Ephesus (Acts 18:18). – Slide 18
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After crossing 230 miles (370 km) of the Aegean Sea, Paul, Priscilla, and Aquila arrived in Ephesus. Here, we picture them walking up from the port along Harbour Street, later known as the Arcadian Way. – Slide 19
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