What was the temple of Aphrodite in Corinth like?
The temple of Aphrodite in Corinth stood on a bluff above the city and housed 1,000 female priestesses. At night those 1,000 went down into Corinth, confronting the men every night of the week—the pagan lifestyle Scripture addresses when warning believers against joining Christ to a prostitute.
Les explains that the temple of the goddess Aphrodite was located up on a bluff above the city of Corinth, with 1,000 female priestesses serving in the temple. At night, those 1,000 priestesses went down into the city, and the men were confronted with that every night of the week. This was their whole lifestyle, which is why the Bible is so explicit. Paul, writing to believers at Corinth—even carnal ones—asked, 'Don't you know that your bodies are the members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of a prostitute? God forbid!'