![]() First and foremost, my mentor, Dr Andreas Ko¨stenberger, has been a model of scholarship to me. Each contributed in some way to my getting where I am. ![]() I benefited greatly from the wisdom and godliness of the professors at this seminary. But the skills necessary to rightly divide the Word of truth were refined during my studies at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, NC. I learned from my parents to love the Word of God, study it, and memorize it. Soli Deo Gloria Corin Mihaila Brasov, Romania September, 2008 Continuum – The Paul-Apollos Relationship Data Standards Ltd, Frome, Somerset – ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Growing up in the communist Romania, I never dreamed that I would ever have the blessing of studying the Scriptures in such depth. In this present work, then, I try to explain Paul’s relationship to Continuum – The Paul-Apollos Relationship Data Standards Ltd, Frome, Somerset – x Preface Apollos in light of Paul’s stance toward Greco-Roman rhetoric as most clearly seen in 1 Corinthians 1–4. Any deficiencies, however, are all my own. They have influenced my thinking on this topic. So I am indebted to many scholars, both past and present, for their exegetical, rhetorical, and social analysis of the text of 1 Corinthians 1–4. ![]() Many authors have helped me in that direction, as will be seen throughout this work. Since then, I have come to appreciate the importance of studying the letter by also looking into its social background. It was during those days that I started thinking about the relationship between Paul and Apollos in light of Paul’s rejection of sophistic rhetoric, as can be gathered from the Corinthian correspondence. His lectures during those weeks on 1 Corinthians 1–4 in light of Greco-Roman rhetoric fascinated me and influenced my thinking on biblical preaching. It was the summer of 1996, when Dr Winter’s monograph Paul and Philo among the Sophists was being published. What challenged me to think about this topic was the three weeks spent at Tyndale House, Cambridge, England, with other undergraduate students from Romania, under the leadership of my friend Dr Radu Gheorghita and in the company of Dr Bruce Winter, then the Warden at Tyndale House. The present work began as a desire to understand the biblical (Pauline) theology of preaching. Dr Garland has also been instrumental in publishing this dissertation by offering a positive evaluation of it and by encouraging me to seek out a publisher for it, and I am thankful for that. His commentary on 1 Corinthians in the BENTC series has very much shaped my thinking and interpretation of the first four chapters of 1 Corinthians. Garland, the external reader of the dissertation, has been a tremendous encouragement. I would also like to thank my second readers, Dr David Beck and Dr Scott Kellum, for their insightful suggestions during the defense. His scholarship, exegetical skills, guidance, and encouragement have made a great impact upon me throughout my studies, and have had a tremendous influence upon my development as a student of the Bible. Continuum – The Paul-Apollos Relationship Data Standards Ltd, Frome, Somerset – Continuum – The Paul-Apollos Relationship Data Standards Ltd, Frome, Somerset – PREFACE The present work is a revision of my doctoral dissertation completed in December 2006 at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary under Dr Andreas Ko¨stenberger. To my parents, Vasile and Elena Mihaila Thank you for planting in my heart a love for God and his Word.
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