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) ; A. The Collection as the Confession of the Gospel (8:1-9:15) ; 1. Encouragement to Complete the Collection (8:1-24) ; a. The Grace of Giving in Macedonia (8:1-6) ; born The Appeal to the Corinthians (8:7-15) ; c. The Gift-Delegation (8:16-24) ; 2. Instruction concerning the Collection (9:1-15) ; a. The Promised Blessing and the Macedonians (9:1-5) ; born Giving the Indescribable Gift (9:6-15) ; B. The Legitimation of Paul as Apostle (10:1-13:!4) ; 1. Paul's Lowly Appeal and Bold Assertion of Authority (10:1-18) ; a. The Lowly Appeal to Be Bold (10:1-6) ; born The Bold Assertion of Authority (10:7-11) ; c. The Corinthians as the Boast of the Apostle (10:12-18) ; 2. Paul's Foolish Boasting (11:1-12:13) ; a. The Reasons for Paul's Foolishness (11:1-15) ; (1) Paul's First Request to Be Foolish: Parental Concern (11:1-4) ; (2) Paul's Equality with the Super-apostles--and More (11:5-15) ; born Paul's Rejection of Boasting--and Paul's Boasting (11:16-12:10) ; (1) Paul's Second Request to be Foolish (11:16-21) ; (2) Paul's "Super-qualifications": The Fool's Speech (11:22-12:10) ; (a) Paul the Jew (11:22) ; (b) Paul the Messenger of Christ (11:23-29) ; (c) Paul the Wonder-Worker and the Escape from Damascus (11:30-33) ; (d) The Heavenly Revelations and the Thorn in the Flesh (12:1-10) ; 3. Paul's Preparation for the Third Visit (12:14-13:14) ; a. Paul's Love and His Purpose of Edification (12:14-21) ; (1) Paul's Parental Love and the Corinthian Suspicions (12:14-18) ; (2) The Contention Reframed (12:19-21) ; born Paul's Threat of Severity and His Call to Self-Examination (13:1-10) ; (1) Paul's Threat of Severity (13:1-4) ; (2) The Call to Self-Examination (13:5-10) ; c. Closing Exhortations, Greetings, and Grace-Pronouncement (13:11-14).

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 Do you not recognize that Jesus Christ is in and among you? (2 Cor 13:5) ; remains a critical question for the church today. This commentary by Mark Seifrid seeks to hear Paul's message afresh and communicate it to our time.Seifrid offers a unified reading of 2 Corinthians, which has often been regarded as a composite of excerpts and fragments. He argues that Paul's message is directed at the practical atheism of the Corinthian church the hidden heresy that assumes God's saving work in the world may be measured by outward standards of success and achievement.Like all of the Pillar volumes, Seifrid's commentary on 2 Corinthians offers careful grammatical analysis and exegesis with clear pastoral application.

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