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Brown, An Introduction to the New Testament (Doubleday, 1997). Chapter 22, “First Letter to the Corinthians,” “General Analysis of the Message”; Chapter 22, “First Letter to the Corinthians,” “Summary of Basic Information”: “DATE” and “AUTHENTICITY”; Chapter 22, “First Letter to the Corinthians,” “The Background”"},{"id":"letters","title":"The Pauline letters","citation":"Romans through Philemon, World English Bible (public domain). ","url":"https://ebible.org/web/"},{"id":"acts","title":"The Acts of the Apostles","citation":"Acts 7–28, World English Bible (public domain). ","url":"https://ebible.org/web/ACT.htm"},{"id":"chronology","title":"Pauline Letters chronology","citation":"The project’s 67-row chronology, cross-referencing Acts and the letters and labeling debated dates. "},{"id":"paul-critical-life","title":"Paul: A Critical Life","citation":"Jerome Murphy-O’Connor, Paul: A Critical Life (Oxford University Press, 1996). 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