3 Corinthians
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3 Corinthians is an early Christian apocryphal epistle, falsely attributed to the Apostle Paul, that was excluded from the canonical New Testament.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 3 Corinthians canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Testament apocrypha
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apocryphal epistle ⓘ early Christian text ⓘ pseudepigraphal work ⓘ |
| addresses | Corinthian Christians ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Acts of Paul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attributedTo | Paul the Apostle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorshipStatus | pseudonymous ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | non-canonical ⓘ |
| category | Pauline apocrypha ⓘ |
| contains |
Pauline-style greeting
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affirmation of the crucifixion of Jesus ⓘ affirmation of the goodness of the material world ⓘ affirmation of the incarnation of Jesus ⓘ affirmation of the resurrection of Jesus ⓘ refutation of denial of creation by God ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | 2nd century ⓘ |
| excludedFrom | New Testament canon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | epistle ⓘ |
| influenceOn | later discussions of New Testament apocrypha ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| literaryForm | letter exchange ⓘ |
| mentions | false apostles ⓘ |
| notIncludedIn |
Eastern Orthodox biblical canon
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Protestant biblical canon NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Catholic biblical canon ⓘ |
| partOf | Acts of Paul corpus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to combat Gnostic teachings
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to defend bodily resurrection ⓘ to defend the incarnation of Christ ⓘ |
| questionedBy | early church authorities ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Armenian Church tradition ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
1 Corinthians
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2 Corinthians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| scholarlyView | composed by an orthodox Christian author opposing heresy ⓘ |
| setting | Corinth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statusInArmenianChurch | sometimes included in biblical manuscripts ⓘ |
| structure | includes a letter from the Corinthians and a reply from Paul ⓘ |
| survivesIn | manuscript traditions of the Acts of Paul ⓘ |
| textualTradition |
Armenian
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Coptic NERFINISHED ⓘ Latin ⓘ Syriac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
Christology
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anti-gnostic polemic ⓘ resurrection ⓘ |
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