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Informationen zum Autor Jerome Murphy-O'Connor, OP, has been professor of New Testament at the famous École Biblique in Jerusalem since 1967. A frequent lecturer in summer sessions in the United States, he has written widely on Paul's life and theology. In addition to his 1 Corinthians and Becoming Human Together: The Pastoral Anthropology of St. Paul, The Liturgical Press has published his St. Paul's Corinth: Texts and Archaeology, which does for Corinth what this book does for the Pauline letters: reveal their character. Klappentext Experienced New Testament scholar Father Murphy-O'Conner provides background to the dialogue of Paul's Second letter. Zusammenfassung In this survey! Father Murphy-O'Conner provides the background and the social! religious and economic situation to the dialogue of Paul's Second letter. Integrating such background information into a flowing exposition of the apostle's thoughts brings his theology to life by highlighting the complex interplay of factors which prompted him to write as he did. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I. Introduction: 1. Life in Corinth; 2. The background of 2 Corinthians; Part II. The Letters: 3. Clearing up misunderstandings (1:1-2:13); 4. Authentic ministry (2:14-6:10); 5. Relations with Corinth (6:11-7:16); 6. The collection for Jerusalem (8:1 - 9:15); 7. What went wrong at Corinth?; 8. Paul takes the offensive (10:1-18); 9. The fool's speech (11:1-12:13); 10. A warning prepares a visit (12:4-13:13); Part III. Then and Now: 11. 2 Corinthians and the New Testament; 12. The significance of 2 Corinthians for today; Suggestions for further reading; Footnotes; Index.
