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Ophelia (/ oʊ ˈ f iː l i ə /) is a character in William Shakespeare's drama Hamlet (1599–1601). She is a young noblewoman of Denmark, the daughter of Polonius, sister of Laertes and potential wife of Prince Hamlet.
Paul declared that "Christ is the end of the law", [371] exalted the Christian church as the body of Christ, and depicted the world outside the Church as under judgment. [45] Paul's writings include the earliest reference to the "Lord's Supper", [372] a rite traditionally identified as the Christian communion or Eucharist.
Since the nineteenth century, the attribution to Paul of the "pastoral letters" has come into question. There are a wide variety of opinions as what extent, if any, Paul either wrote or influenced their composition. If Paul wrote them, the date of composition is likely 63–67; if not their date may be as late as the early second century. [37]
Ophelia is a feminine given name, probably derived from Ancient Greek ὠφέλεια (ōphéleia, "benefit"). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The name is best known as a character from William Shakespeare 's Hamlet who has a tragic end.
A first, or "zeroth", epistle to Corinth, also called A Prior Epistle of Paul to the Corinthians, [16] or Paul's previous Corinthian letter, [17] possibly referenced at 1 Corinthians 5:9. [ 18 ] A third epistle to Corinth, written in between 1 and 2 Corinthians, also called the Severe Letter , referenced at 2 Corinthians 2:4 [ 19 ] and 2 ...
An approximate date given to the Acts of Paul is 100-160 AD. [1] The Acts of Paul were first mentioned by Tertullian, who deemed the work to be heretical. He mentioned that the writings "wrongly go under Paul's name" and was "augmenting Paul's fame from his own store". [2]
Saint Paul Writing His Epistles, 17th-century painting. Most scholars think Paul actually dictated his letters to a secretary, for example Romans 16:22, [16] cites a scribe named Tertius. A 19th-century portrayal of Paul the Apostle. The name "undisputed" epistles represents the scholarly consensus asserting that Paul authored each letter.
If Paul was the author of the letter, then it was probably written from Rome during Paul's first imprisonment, [19] and probably soon after his arrival there in the year 62, four years after he had parted with the Ephesian elders at Miletus. However, scholars who dispute Paul's authorship date the letter to between 70 and 80 AD. [7]