TY - BOOK AU - Roetzel,Calvin J TI - 2 Corinthians T2 - Abingdon New Testament commentaries SN - 9780687056774 AV - BS2675 PY - 2007/// CY - Nashville PB - Abingdon Press KW - Bible KW - Corinthians, 2nd KW - Commentaries N1 - 2; The context of 2 Corinthians --; Corinth : the city --; Paul's mission to Corinth --; The literary integrity of 2 Corinthians : a survey of hypotheses --; The argument for literary unity --; The two-letter hypothesis --; The three-letter hypothesis --; The five-letter hypothesis --; Occasion : what went wrong at Corinth? --; Source(s) of the conflict --; A theological postscript --; Commentary --; A letter of appeal for the offering (8:1-24) --; An appeal for generosity (8:1-15) --; Macedonian generosity example of generosity (8:1-7) --; Paul's appeal (8:8-9) --; Advice to complete the offering (8:10-12) --; Gifting between equals (8:13-15) --; Recommendation of the envoys (8:16-24) --; First letter in defense of Paul's ministry (2:147:4) --; Multiform defense of ministry (2:146:10) --; Introductory section (2:143:6) --; God's triumphal procession (2:14-17) --; Paul's defense of the sufficiency of his ministry (3:1-6) --; His new covenant ministry (3:74:6) --; Glory compared with glory, a reflection (3:711) --; Veiling and unveiling (3:12-18) --; Conclusion of apologetic unit (4:1-6) --; God's treasure in mortal bodies in Paul's ministry (4:7-15) --; Paul's ministry validated in affliction (4:165:10) --; Paul's ministry of reconciliation (5:116:10) --; Concluding appeal (6:11-13; 6:147:1.; 7:2-4) --; An appeal for an open-armed welcome (6:11-13) --; A non-pauline insertion (6:147:1) --; Final appeal and defense (7:2-4) --; Second letter of defense : the "letter of tears" (10:113:10) --; Paul's defense and criticism of his antagonists (10:113:10) --; Appeal through assurance of tenderness and threats (10:1-11) --; Good and bad boasting (10:12-18) --; Paul plays the fool (11:112:13) --; Plea for tolerance and rebuke of rival apostles (11:1-15) --; A boasting contest (11:1612:13) --; Introduction to the speech (11:16-21a) --; The fool's speech and paradoxical boast of weakness (11:21b12:10) --; Postscript to the fool's speech (12:11-13) --; Letter closing, final appeal and warnings (12:1413:10) --; Apostolic parousia and final defense (12:14-18) --; Hopes and fears of the parousia (12:19-21) --; Final warnings and admonitions (13:1-10) --; Reconciling letter (1:12:13; 7:5-16; 13:11-13) --; The salutation (1:1-2) --; The blessing/thanksgiving (1:3-11) --; The body of the letter (1:122:13; 7:5-16) --; Introduction to the body of the letter (1:12-14) --; Recollecting and reconstructing a painful past (1:152:4) --; Reflections on their discipline of the offender (2:5-11) --; Paul's anguished wait on the outcome of Titus's reconciling --; Mission (2:12-13) --; Paul and Titus rendezvous (7:5-16) --; Titus brings good news (7:5-7) --; Good grief wrought by the "letter of tears" (7:8-13a) --; Titus's consolation and Paul's confidence in the Corinthians (7:13b-16) --; Paul's concluding injunctions and grace (13:11-13) --; Offering letter to churches in Achaia (9:1-15) --; The offering campaign's final phase (9:1-5) --; God as the source of generous sowing and reaping (9:6-10) --; Results to come from receiving and scene shift (9:11-15); 2 UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0710/2007005015.html ER -