I Corinthians 1:1-17

OUTLINE I A. HISTORY OF THE CHURCH 1.   City of Corinth. In 146 B. C. the Roman general Mummius squelched the hope of Greek inde­pendence by the complete destruction of the city of Corinth. For a hundred years the city lay in ruins until Julius Caesar sent a delegation to rebuild the city. In due time a new Corinth arose from the old ruins that far surpassed the old city in material grandeur and strategic im­portance as a commercial metropolis. Corinth is situated on an isthmus connecting...