Second Epistle to the Corinthians

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…

Saint Paul’s conversion from persecutor of Christians to spearheading the call to God that was before unheard of therefore he is considered the second most important person in Christianity.”(Yarbrough, 2016) “The life and times of Saint Paul starts with his date of birth that was speculated to be within ten years of Jesus’s birth 10 AD, however it has not been recorded. (Online.infobase.com. 2016)…

Introduction to the Book of Philippians Introduction Paul’s short epistle to the Philippians was in essence a thank you letter to a church in Philippi that he himself had established sometime during his second missionary journey (Acts 16:12). The tone of the epistle is apparent, Paul regards the Philippi church dear to his heart and it is also apparent that the church’s sentiments towards Paul are similar (Phil 1:7). The epistle is Paul’s response to the Philippi church where he takes the time…

communities, there were opponents who believed that Paul’s gospel, which argued against strict adherence to the Law, would lead to moral laxity (Wright, 1996; Ehrman, 2016). As these epistles are occasional letters, it is less likely that Paul would spend a chapter (or multiple letters if taking the epistles to the Corinthian church into consideration) on a non-issue; hence, Paul must have felt the need to correct any misinterpretations of his theology. Paul’s usage of certain words like “works”…

“Pastoral Epistles”. According to my reading in Chapter 12 pseudepigrapha refers to false writings and commonly referring to ancient non canonical Jewish and Christian literary text, many were written pseudonymously. Pastoral Epistles are letters in the New Testament that Paul allegedly wrote to Timothy and Titus. The second terms that stand out to are “Undisputed Pauline Epistles” and “Deutero-Pauline Epistles”. Undisputed Pauline Epistles are letters from Romans, 1 and 2 Corinthians,…

that the ministry of reconciliation is not chiefly something that we do. Instead, he emphasizes that for Christians, the principle of reconciliation is something that has been done for us: Jesus Christ has reconciled us to God. In the Second Epistle to the Corinthians (5:17-21), Paul provides us with a precise statement regarding the establishing of a new condition, a new status, and a starting point for us in Christ Jesus. We are given a new beginning—throwing off the chains that held us in…

Philippians The book of Philippians was written by Paul and ministered Philippi. During Paul’s second three month missionary journey. Paul brought faith into the city Troas to the people who would form the heart of the thriving congregation of the city. It was likely that Paul wrote Philippians last of all of the four Prison Epistles. The other three Prison Epistles were Colossians, Ephesians and Philemon. The letter of the Philippians was delivered by Epaphroditus. Philippians is so important…

These are very underrated verse Paul’s epistles but have heavy importance in Christianity. Though the epistles faith is very prominent when it comes to being about the covenant “who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time” (1 Peter 1:5 NIV). The…

much remains, but, especially within the New Testament, its history does. For the section of second Corinthians that will be discussed, noticing these facts and behaviors are important. It should bring to light how powerful God’s grace is, by demonstrating “the power of the gospel in overcoming the strongest and most polluted passions of our nature…” and by giving Paul the “occasion to write this Epistle,” so that we may learn by…

He has profoundly impacted the development and expression of Christianity through his Epistles, his outstanding missionary journeys, his actions at the Council of Jerusalem, and his cunning, zealous personality, allowing for massive growth and expansion of Christianity. Paul’s sacrifices and apostolic inquisition paved the way for the early…