The First Epistle to the Corinthians, commonly referred to as 1 Corinthians, is a foundational document of the New Testament, written by the Apostle Paul to address the Christian community he had founded in Corinth, a major urban center of the Roman Empire. Composed around A.D. 53-54 from Ephesus, this letter responds to reports of divisions and moral issues within the Corinthian church, as well a...