What was the temple of Aphrodite in Corinth and how did it affect the city?
The temple of Aphrodite in Corinth was a pagan temple on a bluff above the city with 1,000 female priestesses. At night they went down into Corinth, confronting men with sexual temptation every night, so immorality pervaded the city and Scripture addresses it explicitly.
Les explains that the temple of the goddess Aphrodite was up on a bluff above the city, with 1,000 female priestesses serving in it. At night those 1,000 went down into the city of Corinth, 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. Even the carnal believers at the Church of Corinth were still believers, and the warning is against taking the members of Christ and making them the members of a prostitute—God forbid.