Renaming in Paul’s Churches: The Case of Crispus-Sosthenes Revisited

If Crispus was Sosthenes we no longer need to hypothesise that there were two Sosthenes (Acts 18:17 and 1 Cor. 1:1) or two ἀρχισυνάγωγοι (synagogue rulers) who became believers (Acts 18:8 and 18:17; 1 Cor. 1:1). The idea that Crispus was re-named ‘Sosthenes’ creates a remarkably consistent picture o...

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Main Author: Fellows, Richard (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2005
In: Tyndale bulletin
Year: 2005, Volume: 56, Issue: 2, Pages: 111-130
Further subjects:B Epistles
B sosthenes
B crispus
B 1 corinthians
B paul
B Acts
B New Testament
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