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DCH wrote: It is no wonder why Paul as we have it now is so hard to figure out! Apples and Oranges, which makes an interesting fruit salad.

I see what you did there - Apples, Apelles, Apollos ....

Does 1 Corinthians [1:]12 point to a time when Jesus/Christ was amongst a panoply of saviour figures offered by the early Church? [1:]12 What I mean is this: One of you says, “I follow Paul”; another, “I follow Apollos”; another, “I follow Cephas”; still another, “I follow Christ.” I don't think so...

WEll, these Corinthians don't seem to say that. They seem to be saying that they listen to Paul/Apollos/Cephas instead. Compared to others in the Church who do have the correct (and original?) message of following 'Christ'. I didn't glean that, but that is feasible (and it's feasible they were foll...

For this to work, there has to be some implicit agreement about what this "Christ" is. Fortunately, the text makes this very clear. I disagree: Paul is referring to a nebulous Christ who he is claiming to live 'in himself' and 'speaks through him'. Paul says Christ lives in himself and sp...

earlydude asked about 12 What I mean is this: One of you says, “I follow Paul”; another, “I follow Apollos”; another, “I follow Cephas”; still another, “I follow Christ.” I think it means follow different preachers, and they represent different beliefs; or different preachers of different beliefs, p...

... are you guys seriously convinced in the arguments presented by Carrier and that Earl Doherty thesis? If you read a bit more on this site, you will see that the majority here sees Carrier's and Doherty's specific arguments for a certain theory as often unconvincing. I'd say "many here sees ...

I think: the Christ cult. I think it was 'assumed' by the Jesus cult.

The sense is not that they all follow the same belief, Ulan, because it says there is division and that one person follows Peter, one follow, Apollos, and one follows Christ. They are all part of the same community, so the general message is similar. There are divisions about details, and each apos...

And the verses preceding 1 Cor 1:12 show indications of 'divisions' among them: Paul is appealing for them to toe the line - If you think of Paul's letters as a collection of beg letters from some itinerant peddler in religion, where he basically solicits donations for "the poor" (when I ...

... This is something that gets abundantly clear from the rest of 1Cor. What seems clear from the rest of 1 Cor 1 is that Paul is trying to sell a better theological product - 26 For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards [according to the flesh], ...