A dictionary of the . sthmus about 10 miles wide at thatpoint. It had two sea-ports, Cenchrea,on the east, about 9 miles distant, andLechasum, on the west, only about 2 milesaway. Corinth was about 5 miles in cir-cuit, and on the south an immense rockymountain called Acrocorinthus rises ab-ruptly to the height of 2000 feet, upon thesummit of which was a temple of had an extensive commerce, like allthe large towns on the MediterraneanSea, and became celebrated for itswealth, magnificence, and learning. Itwas esteemed as the light and ornamentof all Greece. It was, however, no l
A dictionary of the . sthmus about 10 miles wide at thatpoint. It had two sea-ports, Cenchrea,on the east, about 9 miles distant, andLechasum, on the west, only about 2 milesaway. Corinth was about 5 miles in cir-cuit, and on the south an immense rockymountain called Acrocorinthus rises ab-ruptly to the height of 2000 feet, upon thesummit of which was a temple of had an extensive commerce, like allthe large towns on the MediterraneanSea, and became celebrated for itswealth, magnificence, and learning. Itwas esteemed as the light and ornamentof all Greece. It was, however, no lessremarkable for its corruption and licen-tiousness. To live as at Corinth wasa proverb meaning profligate indul-199 COR COR gence, and the name Corinthian ap-plied to a woman was infamous. Paul preached at Corinth, about A. , a year and six months, Acts 18 : 11 ;paid it, A. D. 54-57, a short second visit(by the way), not mentioned in theActs, but implied in 1 Cor. 16 : 7 ; 2 :13, 14; 13:1, where he speaks of Mill!. Corinth and intended third journey to Corinth,which coincides with that in Acts 20 :2; and spent there the three wintermonths, from 57 to 58, during which hewrote the Epistle to the Romans. Acts20 : 2, 3 ; comp. 1 Cor. 16 : 6; Rom. 16 :1. He wrote two letters to the Chris-tians in that city, rebuking their sins,and refers to the Isthmian games cele-brated at Corinth evei-y Olympiad. Thecity is now desolate, the little miserablevillage of Gortho occupying its site. CORINTHIANS, PAULSEPISTLES TO THE. They ex-hibit the trials and temptations, the vir-tues and vices, of a Greek congregationin apostolic times, and the wisdom andlove, the trials and patience, of Paulin dealing with some of the most diffi-cult practical and doctrinal questionswhich arise again and again in the his-tory of every church. They are so fullof individuality and local adaptationthat their Pauline origin has neverbeen disputed. 1. The First Epistle was written atEphesus
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