Although 2 Corinthians and John are both in the New Testament in the Bible, the two differ in styles of writing, purpose, audience, and of course author. Each hold great importance in portraying the word of God but they contain their own unique attributes as well.
2 Corinthians is a letter from Paul, written to the people of Corinth which is made known in 1:1, “Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the church of God that is at Corinth, with all the saints who are in the whole of Achaia [...].” This is the second epistle written to Corinth, which varies from the first where Paul speaks specifically about the leaders of the church whereas the other discusses generally the Church on Earth. Similarly …show more content…
As it is stated in John 20:31, the gospel was recorded to reveal the true king to readers and expand the Lord’s kingdom. Unlike Paul’s epistle to the leaders in Corinth, John begins by alluding to the first line of Genesis, “in the beginning.” Nevertheless, this gospel is distinctly different than the second epistle to the corinthians in that it takes on more of a journalistic way of writing. The book of John subtly records and relays information in the midst of telling the greatest story ever told. while 2 Corinthian expresses and shows appreciation for the glory that is revealed through suffering through poetic language. Although they both intend for the reader to be drawn to the word of God, Paul only hopes to guide the Corinth church in their journey through the the way he structures and styles his words and sentences poetically, whereas John aspires to rekindle the reader’s faith in Jesus Christ through storytelling with parables thrown in.
Through many differences and similarities, 2 Corinthians and the Gospel of John manage to to achieve the same mutual goal, to share the word of Gods. One is not more important than the other, but they are equal by creating the most important text in history, the
2 Corinthians is a letter from Paul, written to the people of Corinth which is made known in 1:1, “Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the church of God that is at Corinth, with all the saints who are in the whole of Achaia [...].” This is the second epistle written to Corinth, which varies from the first where Paul speaks specifically about the leaders of the church whereas the other discusses generally the Church on Earth. Similarly …show more content…
As it is stated in John 20:31, the gospel was recorded to reveal the true king to readers and expand the Lord’s kingdom. Unlike Paul’s epistle to the leaders in Corinth, John begins by alluding to the first line of Genesis, “in the beginning.” Nevertheless, this gospel is distinctly different than the second epistle to the corinthians in that it takes on more of a journalistic way of writing. The book of John subtly records and relays information in the midst of telling the greatest story ever told. while 2 Corinthian expresses and shows appreciation for the glory that is revealed through suffering through poetic language. Although they both intend for the reader to be drawn to the word of God, Paul only hopes to guide the Corinth church in their journey through the the way he structures and styles his words and sentences poetically, whereas John aspires to rekindle the reader’s faith in Jesus Christ through storytelling with parables thrown in.
Through many differences and similarities, 2 Corinthians and the Gospel of John manage to to achieve the same mutual goal, to share the word of Gods. One is not more important than the other, but they are equal by creating the most important text in history, the