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The overall aim of this book is to explain 2 Corinthians with reference to the real-life situation addressed by Paul when he wrote, and with the hope that the study may illuminate the abiding importance of the letter. Paul was almost certainly aware that the document would remain in the developing body of writings to be recognized in due time as our “New Testament.”

bodily ‘tent’ in which we find ourselves: ‘In this [tent] we groan.’ Or, it may point forwards prospectively: ‘In this [blessed hope] we groan.’ Or, third, ‘in this’ may refer to the span of time which must elapse until final glorification: ‘In this [waiting period] we groan.’ Opinions vary, but one would opt for a link with ‘habitation’ in the centre of 5:2: ‘In this [habitation] we groan, longing to be clothed over with our dwelling which is from heaven.’ The idea is that of continuity, the earthly
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