One scholar has referred to 2 Corinthians as the “sleeping giant” of Paul’s letters—often underappreciated but packing explosive theological power.34 I wish all Christians would commit themselves to studying this rich text carefully; nevertheless, even in scholarship it has been widely neglected. This is in part because many scholars think it is actually a composite of several letters (often sensing a split between chapters 1–9 and 10–13); and some believe 2 Corinthians 6:14–7:1 is