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Public 1 Corinthians prints faction slogans (‘I am of Paul’) as a church-split document

1 Corinthians in NA28/public English is a letter against parties that still teaches readers the names of those parties. In the causal graph this event strengthens Political Polarization, a driver that weakens Having a say in government — a worsening welfare path.

Sources: [1][2]

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1 Corinthians in NA28/public English is a letter against parties that still teaches readers the names of those parties. Polarising memory of a congregation is the modest path.

Context

The letter also urges unity (cohesion row).

Paul the Apostle is not the sole author of every later object, law, or museum label that uses the name. Shared work with courts, excavators, printers, spouses, officials, and later states does not erase a documented role, and it does not make an ancient person the signer of a twentieth-century statute.

Who was responsible

Contribution type and responsibility level for each recorded actor — not sole-author shorthand.

  • Paul the Apostle

    Person

    Direct responsibility

    responsibility level 0.28 · verified

    Named letter-writer as heading of later collections. Editors, popes, reformers, and colonial missions publish the instrument.

What changed

Fact → Driver → Indicator. Relationship strength orders the paths; it is not the observed indicator movement.

    1. FactPublic 1 Corinthians prints faction slogans (‘I am of Paul’) as a church-split document
    2. strengthensDriverPolitical Polarization
    3. weakensIndicators (2)Having a say in government
    Worsening path

    impact weight 0.35 · Effect from 1 April 1979 · verified

    • Having a say in government

      via Political Polarization

      Worse

      Weakens · Relationship strength 0.16 (weight 0.35 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      29.8% of population aged 16-65 years · 8.13 below the normal line (2023)

      Worse than normal

      Two readings: 30.2% of population aged 16-65 years (2021) and 29.8% of population aged 16-65 years (2023).

      20212023

      Above normal = better

    • Rule of Law Gap from the Highest Governance Score

      via Political Polarization

      Worse

      Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.16 (weight 0.35 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      43.9 Score · 43.9 above the normal line (2024)

      Worse than normal

      26 readings, 1996–2024: rose from 43 Score to 43.9 Score.

      Normal is zero · any amount = worse

Evidence

The sources behind this fact and its verification state.

Verified2 sources on file
  1. 1.Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy — PaulInternet Encyclopedia of Philosophy · High credibility · verified
  2. 2.New Advent — 1 CorinthiansNew Advent · High credibility · verified

Causal path

How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.

  1. ActorPaul the Apostle
  2. contributed toFactPublic 1 Corinthians prints faction slogans (‘I am of Paul’) as a church-split document
  3. strengthensDriverPolitical Polarization
  4. weakensIndicatorHaving a say in government

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Factrail. (2026). Public 1 Corinthians prints faction slogans (‘I am of Paul’) as a church-split document. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/pa-corinth-faction-polarisation

https://factrail.ai/facts/pa-corinth-faction-polarisation

Accessed 15 October 2026.

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