id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-2285 First Epistle to the Corinthians - Wikipedia .html text/html 3482 442 70 The epistle is attributed to Paul the Apostle and a co-author named Sosthenes, and is addressed to the Christian church in Corinth.[1 Cor.1:1–2] Scholars believe that Sosthenes was the amanuensis who wrote down the text of the letter at Paul's direction.[1] It addresses various issues that had arisen in the Christian community at Corinth and it is composed in a form of Koine Greek.[2][3][4] It was while staying in Ephesus that he received disconcerting news of the community in Corinth regarding jealousies, rivalry, and immoral behavior.[11] It also appears that based on a letter the Corinthians sent Paul (e.g. 7:1), the congregation was requesting clarification on a number of matters, such as marriage and the consumption of meat previously offered to idols. ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-2285.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-2285.txt