Corinth was not only one of the most flourishing commercial centers of the ancient world, but also a symbol of vilest debauchery. In this hotbed of vice, Dr. Barclay narrates, some of greatest work of Paul was done. The apostle wrote to the church there, partly to bolster its resistance to the sin and corruption, and equally to chide and counsel on the contentions that were tearing it apart. In the simple, illustrative manner that has endeared him to thousands of students, Dr. Barclay clarifies every passage in Corinthians, showing how what Paul said to the Corinthians now helps us who today life in the midst of twentieth-century temptations.