The Second Epistle to the Corinthians
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The Second Epistle to the

Corinthians

A Commentary on the Greek Text

By

MURRAY J. HARRIS

William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Paternoster

Milton Keynes

© 2005 Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.

All rights reserved.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Eerdmans ISBN 0-8028-2393-9

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data

A library record for this book is available from the British Library.

Paternoster ISBN 0–85364–580–9

Me fateri non pudet multo

obscuriorem esse hanc epistulam

quam multas alias

J. S. Semler

In grateful memory of

KENNETH S. KANTZER

mentor, colleague, friend

Contents

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Bibliography

INTRODUCTION

A. Literary Issues

1. Authorship and Attestation of 2 Corinthians

a. Authorship

b. Attestation

2. The “Severe Letter”

a. Its Purpose

b. Its Effect

c. Its Identification

3. The Integrity of 2 Corinthians

a. Complex Partition or Dislocation Theories

b. 2 Corinthians 2:14–7:4

c. 2 Corinthians 6:14–7:1

d. 2 Corinthians 8–9

e. 2 Corinthians 10–13

4. The Occasion, Purpose, and Outcome of 2 Corinthians

B. Historical Issues

1. The “Painful Visit”

a. Its Historicity

b. Its Time

c. Its Occasion, Purpose, and Outcome

2. Paul’s Itinerary during and Immediately after His Ephesian Ministry

3. Place of Composition and Date of Sending of 1 and 2 Corinthians

a. 1 Corinthians

b. 2 Corinthians

4. Paul’s Opponents in 2 Corinthians

a. Methodology

b. Their View of Paul

c. Paul’s View of Them

d. Their Relation to Jerusalem

e. Their Identity

5. Paul’s Collection for Jerusalem

a. The Need at Jerusalem

b. “The Poor” in Jerusalem

c. The Contributors

d. Its Significance for Paul

e. The Response in Jerusalem

C. Chronology of the Relations of Paul, Timothy, and Titus with the Corinthian Church

D. Analyses of 2 Corinthians

1. Analysis by Rhetorical Form

2. Analysis by Chiastic Structure

3. Analysis by Content (and Epistolary Form)

E. Summary of the Theology of 2 Corinthians

1. The Godhead

2. Salvation

3. The Gospel

4. The Church

5. Apostleship

6. Christian Ministry

a. Adaptability

b. Jealousy

c. Devotion

d. Affection

e. Fear

7. The Christian Life

8. Suffering

9. Stewardship

10. Satan

11. Eschatology

COMMENTARY

I. Paul’s Explanation of His Conduct and Apostolic Ministry (2 Corinthians 1–7)

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About The Second Epistle to the Corinthians

This commentary series is established on the presupposition that the theological character of the New Testament documents calls for exegesis that is sensitive to theological themes as well as to the details of the historical, linguistic, and textual context. Such thorough exegetical work lies at the heart of these volumes, which contain detailed verse-by-verse commentary preceded by general comments on each section and subsection of the text.

An important aim of the NIGTC authors is to interact with the wealth of significant New Testament research published in recent articles and monographs. In this connection the authors make their own scholarly contributions to the ongoing study of the biblical text.

The text on which these commentaries are based is the UBS Greek New Testament, edited by Kurt Aland and others. While engaging the major questions of text and interpretation at a scholarly level, the authors keep in mind the needs of the beginning student of Greek as well as the pastor or layperson who may have studied the language at some time but does not now use it on a regular basis.

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