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It was my study of the two Corinthian letters that first caused me to concentrate my attention more directly on the relation of the apostle Paul to the older apostles.

Ferdinand Christian Baur

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Ferdinand Christian Baur
Age: 68 †
Born: 1792
Born: June 21
Died: 1860
Died: December 2
Church Historian
Theologian
University Teacher
Attention
Concentrate
Two
Caused
Firsts
Paul
First
Directly
Letters
Relation
Corinthians
Older
Apostle
Study
Apostles

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