Sosthenes was the amanuensis who wrote down the text of the letter at Paul's direction. It addresses various issues which had arisen in the Christian community at Corinth and is composed in a form of Koine Greek. Despite the name, it is not believed to be the first such letter written to the Corinthian church.

Authorship

There is a consensus among historians and theologians that Paul is the author of the First Epistle to the Corinthians, with Sosthenes as

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