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A prisoner in chains answers a church in Corinth where two teachers say the dead will never rise.
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- Сложное чтение long sentences, a rich vocabulary
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The Third Epistle to the Corinthians in short
The Third Epistle to the Corinthians is a short letter built around one crisis. Two teachers, Simon and Cleobius, tell the church in Corinth that God did not make the world, that the prophets cannot be trusted, and that the body will not rise. The letter answers each claim in turn, in the voice of Paul the prisoner.
What The Third Epistle to the Corinthians is about
What would you write to a church that has just been told that God did not make the world, and that the body will never rise? That is the situation behind the Third Epistle to the Corinthians. It presents itself as the answer of Paul, a prisoner for Christ, to a community shaken by two teachers named Simon and Cleobius.
The letter is brief, only four short chapters. Most scholars think a later writer of the second century used the apostle's name to meet a new danger. In Syria and Armenia it was read in worship. You will hear what it says about creation, the prophets, the body of Christ and the rising of the dead.
Для кого. You will enjoy this if you love early Christian writings, the story of how the New Testament took shape, or short letters with strong convictions. It suits curious believers and students of religion.
The 8 key ideas
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A prisoner answers a church in crisis
The letter opens with a plain greeting. Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, writes to the brethren in Corinth. From the first line he is in chains. The setting is not a quiet study. It is framed by Paul's imprisonment and a worried church in Corinth.
What has happened in Corinth? The Corinthians write first. They tell Paul that two teachers, Simon and Cleobius, have come among them. These men deny that God made heaven and earth. They reject the authority of the Hebrew prophets. They deny that the dead will rise. The Corinthians ask Paul what they should do.
Paul's reply is short and moves quickly. He states what he taught from the beginning, answers the denials one at a time, gives pictures from Scripture, and closes with a warning and a blessing. Most scholars judge that an unknown writer used the apostle's name. In the ancient world this was one way of asking what a revered teacher would say to a new danger.
The letter is a second-century answer to a crisis, spoken in the voice of Paul the prisoner.
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Paul says he handed down one plain gospel
After greeting and warning the Corinthians, Paul reminds them of what he gave them.
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The God who made the world sent the prophets
The letter also answers the denial that God made the world.
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The evil one stole the flesh and Christ wins it back
The need for rescue is then explained in the letter.
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Christ saves the whole body and sets us free
Chapter two closes with its boldest sentence.
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Those who deny the resurrection are warned and refused
Chapter three turns from teaching to warning.
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Wheat, Jonah, Elisha and Elijah show the dead rising
How can the dead rise?
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Hold the received rule and see how the letter lived on
The letter ends with Paul's own appeal.
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Вопросы о книге The Third Epistle to the Corinthians
What is the Third Epistle to the Corinthians about?
It is a short letter in Paul's name answering a church in Corinth troubled by two teachers, Simon and Cleobius. It defends God as creator, the real flesh of Christ, the Old Testament prophets and the rising of the dead.
Did Paul really write Third Corinthians?
Most scholars think not. They date it to the second century and see it as the work of a later author who wrote in Paul's name to meet a new danger, drawing closely on his genuine letters.
Why is Third Corinthians not in most Bibles?
The New Testament was gathered gradually and unevenly, and churches drew its edges in different places. Many communities did not read this letter as scripture, though the churches of Syria and Armenia did.
Who were Simon and Cleobius in the letter?
They are two teachers who come to Corinth and deny that God made the world, that the prophets can be trusted and that the body will rise. The letter treats their ideas as a danger to the church.
Is Third Corinthians easy to read?
It is a four-chapter pastoral letter with a direct voice, clear warnings and simple pictures such as a seed of wheat and the story of Jonah. It can be followed easily in a single sitting.
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Paul. The Third Epistle to the Corinthians. Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/products/loa-third-epistle-to-the-corinthians.
Paul. (2026). The third epistle to the Corinthians. Library of Alexandria. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/loa-third-epistle-to-the-corinthians (Original work published ca. 160)
Paul. The Third Epistle to the Corinthians. Library of Alexandria, 2026. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/loa-third-epistle-to-the-corinthians.
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