Question: What synagogue leader of Corinth was beaten up by Jews when Paul’s case was thrown out of court?
Answer: Sosthenes. (Acts 18:17)
Comments: Sosthenes was the leader of the synagogue at Corinth. He was seized by a Jewish mob when he refused to begin proceedings against Paul (Acts 18:12-17). His name means "safe in strength."
And they all took hold of Sosthenes, the leader of the synagogue, and began beating him in front of the judgment seat. But Gallio was not concerned about any of these things. (Acts 18:17, NASB)
The only other place the name "Sosthenes" appears in the New Testament is in I Corinthians 1:1 and scholars debate whether or not this is the same figure. Others also identify Sosthenes with Crispus who is referenced in Acts 18:8 and I Corinthians 1:14.
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