The second letter to the Corinthians / Mark Seifrid. [print]

Introduction

I. Before and After Second Corinthians -- II. Paul's Opponents in Corinth and the Purpose of Second Corinthians -- III. The Integrity of Second Corinthians -- IV. Theology of Second Corinthians.

Commentary

I. The Opening of the Letter: The Call to Fellowship with the Apostle in Christ (1:1-2:17) -- A. Prescript (1:1-2) -- Superscript (1:1a) -- Address (1:1b) -- Grace-Pronouncement (1:2) -- B. The Apostolic Benediction of God (1:3-7) -- C. The Apostolic Report: The Deliverance from Trouble and the Trouble with the Corinthians (1:8-2:17) -- Trouble and Deliverance in Asia (1:8-11) -- The Trouble with the Corinthians: The Broken Promise of the Apostle (1:12-2:17) -- a. Paul's Boast in Simplicity -- born The Word of the Apostle as the Yes of God (1:15-22) -- c. Paul's Failure to Visit and His Love for the Coloradorinthians (1:23-2:4) -- d. Forgiveness for the Offender (2:5-11) -- e. Paul's Concern for the Corinthians (2:12-13) -- f. Paul's Thanksgiving to God (2:14-17).

II. The Body of the Letter: The Apostolic Mission and the Apostle in Mission (3:1-7:16) -- A. The Apostolic Mission: The New Covenant as the Audacity of Apostolic Hope (3:1-8) -- Excursus: Paul's Opponents in Corinth and the Purpose of the Letter -- 1. The Corinthians as Paul's Commendation (3:1-3) -- 2. The New Covenant as Paul's Sufficiency (3:4-11) -- Excursus: Paul's Understanding of "Covenant" -- Excursus: The Letter and the Spirit in Recent Interpretation -- 3. The Apostle and the Church in the Freedom of the Spirit (3:12-18) -- B. The Apostle in Mission: God's Agent as the Bearer of God's Saving Work (4:1-7:16) -- 1. The Apostle as Proclaimer of Christ (4:1-15) -- The Light fo the Gospel in the Heart of the Apostle (4:1-6) -- born The Earthen Vessel and the Word of Faith (4:7-15) -- 2. The Apostle as Bearer of Hope (4:16-5:10) -- a. The Eternal Weight of Glory (4:16-18) -- born The Dwelling from Heaven (5:1-5) -- c. The Confidence of Faith (5:6-10) -- 3. The Apostle as Agent of Reconciliation (5:11-21) -- a. The Apostle as the Opportunity for Corinthian Boasting (5:11-13) -- born The Love of Christ in the Reckoning of the Apostle (5:14-17) -- c. The Ministry of Reconciliation (5:18-21) -- 4. The Appeal to the Corinthians (6:1-7:16) -- a. The Appeal to Receive God's Grace (6:1-10) -- Excursus: Paul's List of Hardships--and the Works of God -- born The Appeal to Receive Paul as Apostle (6:11-7:16) -- (1) The Appeal for Reciprocation from the Corinthians (6:11-13) -- (2) The Appeal to Break with the Opponents (6:14-7:1) -- (3) The Appeal from the Reception of Titus (7:2-16) -- (a) Paul's Appeal and Joy (7:2-4) -- (b) Titus's Arrival (7:5-7) -- (c) The Letter That Brought Grief (7:-13a) -- (d) Titus's Joy (7:13b-16).

III. The Closing of the Letter: The Call to Simplicity (8:1-13:14) --

Indexes

Authors -- Hebrew Old Testament -- Greek Old Testament (Septuagint) with Apocrypha -- New Testament -- Extrabiblical Literature.

The question that Paul set before the ancient church in Corinth --

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