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2 Corinthians

by: Roetzel, Calvin J.

2 Corinthians

by: Roetzel, Calvin J.

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9780687056774
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0687056772
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Copyright: 09/01/2007
Publisher: Abingdon Pr

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Summary

From the second century to the present, 2 Corinthians offers its riches grudgingly,if at all; and even then it demands only the most careful and attentive inquiries.

Foreword	p. 11
Preface	p. 13
List of Abbreviations	p. 17
Introduction	p. 19
The Context of 2 Corinthians	p. 20
Corinth: The City	p. 20
Paul's Mission to Corinth	p. 21
The Literary Integrity of 2 Corinthians: A Survey of Hypotheses	p. 24
The Argument for Literary Unity	p. 24
The Two-letter Hypothesis	p. 16
The Three-letter Hypothesis	p. 30
The Five-letter Hypothesis	p. 30
Occasion: What Went Wrong at Corinth? Source(s) of the Conflict	p. 36
A Theological Postscript	p. 37
Commentary	p. 39
A Letter of Appeal for the Offering (8:1-24)	p. 39
Introduction	p. 39
An Appeal for Generosity (8:1-15)	p. 41
Macedonian Example of Generosity (8:1-7)	p. 42
Paul's Appeal (8:8-9)	p. 45
Advice to Complete the Offering (8:10-12)	p. 47
Gifting between Equals (8:13-15)	p. 48
Recommendation of the Envoys (8:16-24)	p. 50
First Letter in Defense of Paul's Ministry (2:14-7:4)	p. 53
Introduction	p. 53
Multiform Defense of Ministry (2:14-6:10)	p. 54
Introductory Section (2:14-3:6)	p. 54
God's Triumphal Procession (2:14-17)	p. 55
Paul's Defense of the Sufficiency of His Ministry (3:1-6)	p. 60
His New Covenant Ministry (3:7-4:6)	p. 62
Glory Compared with Glory-A Reflection (3:7-11)	p. 62
Veiling and Unveiling (3:12-18)	p. 66
Conclusion of Apologetic Unit (4:1-6)	p. 68
God's Treasure in Mortal Bodies in Paul's Ministry (4:7-15)	p. 71
Paul's Ministry Validated in Affliction (4:16-5:10)	p. 73
Paul's Ministry of Reconciliation (5:11-6:10)	p. 78
Concluding Appeal (6:11-13; [6:14-7:1]; 7:2-4)	p. 86
An Appeal for an Open-armed Welcome (6:11-13)	p. 86
A Non-Pauline Insertion (6:14-7:1)	p. 87
Final Appeal and Defense (7:2-4)	p. 92
Second Letter of Defense: The "Letter of Tears" (10:1-13:10) .	p. 94
Introduction	p. 94
Paul's Defense and Criticism of his Antagonists (10:1-13:10)	p. 96
Appeal through Assurance of Tenderness and Threats (10:1-11)	p. 96
Good and Bad Boasting (10:12-18)	p. 101
Paul Plays the Fool (11:1-12:13)	p. 103
Plea for Tolerance and Rebuke of Rival Apostles (11:1-15)	p. 104
A Boasting Contest (11:16-12:13)	p. 107
Introduction to the Speech (11:16-21a)	p. 107
The Fool's Speech and Paradoxical Boast of Weakness (11:21b-12:10)	p. 108
Postscript to the Fool's Speech (12:11-13)	p. 112
Letter Closing, Final Appeal, and Warnings (12:14-13:10)	p. 114
Apostolic Parousia and Final Defense (12:14-18)	p. 114
Hopes and Fears of the Parousia (12:19-21)	p. 116
Final Warnings and Admonitions (13:1-10)	p. 118
Reconciling Letter (1:1-2:13; 7:5-16; 13:11-13)	p. 124
Introduction	p. 124
The Salutation (1:1-2)	p. 125
The Blessing/Thanksgiving (1:3-11)	p. 127
The Body of the Letter (1:12-2:13; 7:5-16)	p. 129
Introduction to the Body of the Letter (1:12-14)	p. 130
Recollecting and Reconstructing a Painful Past (1:15-2:4)	p. 131
Reflections on Their Discipline of the Offender (2:5-11)	p. 135
Paul's Anguished Wait on the Outcome of Titus's Reconciling Mission (2:12-13)	p. 138
Paul and Titus Rendezvous (7:5-16)	p. 139
Titus Brings Good News (7:5-7)	p. 140
Good Grief Wrought by the "Letter of Tears" (7:8-13a)	p. 141
Titus's Consolation and Paul's Confidence in the Corinthians (7:13b-16)	p. 143
Paul's Concluding Injunctions and Grace (13:11-13)	p. 143
Offering Letter to Churches in Achaia (9:1-15)	p. 147
Introduction	p. 147
The Offering Campaign's Final Phase (9:1-5)	p. 149
God as the Source of Generous Sowing and Reaping (9:6-10)	p. 150
Results to Come from Receiving and Scene Shift (9:11-15)	p. 152
A Postscript	p. 155
Select Bibliography	p. 159
Scripture Index	p. 165
Subject Index	p. 175
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2 Corinthians

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