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Sosthenes

Corinthian synagogue ruler

Synagogue ruler in and name associated with 1 Corinthians.

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Ruler of the synagogue in who is seized and beaten before the tribunal of after the proconsul refuses to take up the ' case against . A Sosthenes named the brother appears as cosender of 1 Corinthians, traditionally identified with the same man as a later believer.

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