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).
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2 Corinthians by Calvin J. Roetzel. ISBN 9780687056774. Published by Abingdon in 2007. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
