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In this book, Frank W. Hughes and Robert Jewett argue that the Apostle Paul wrote eight letters to the church in Corinth, and that those letters were edited and reshaped into 1 and 2 Corinthians. This analysis, using redaction and rhetorical criticism, provides many insights into Paul's difficult relationship with the Corinthians.
List of contents
Part One: The Redaction of the Corinthian Letters
1.Introduction
2.The Partition and Redaction of 2 Corinthians
3.The Need to Partition 1 Corinthians
4.The Redaction of 1 Corinthians
Part Two: The Provenance and Rhetoric of the Original Letters
5.Letter A: Troubles in Worship (1 Corinthians 11:2-34a 16:1-4 11:34b)
6.Letter B: The Body Matters (2 Cor 6:14�1 1 Cor 6:12-20 1 Cor 9:24�:22 1 Cor 15:1-58 1 Cor 16:13-24)7.Letter C: Arguing for Unity (1 Cor 1:1�11 7:1�13 9:19-23 10:23�:1 12:1-31a 14:1c-33a 12:31b�:13 16:5-12)8.Letter D: Reorganizing the Offering (2 Cor. 8:1-24)
9.Letter E: Apology for Paul's Apostleship (2 Cor 2:14�13 2 Cor 7:2-4)
10.Letter F: Anguish of Heart and Many Tears (2 Cor 10:1�:13 1 Cor 9:1-18 2 Cor 12:14�:13)
11.Letter G: Consolation for the Afflicted (2 Cor 1:1-2:13 2 Cor 7:5-16 2 Cor 13:11-13)
12.Letter H: An Appeal to the Achaians (2 Corinthians 9:1-15)
Part Three: Reflections on the Redaction of the Original Letters
13.Redirecting Paul's Ministry
Part Four: Historical Implications
14.The Publication of 1 and 2 Corinthians: From Scroll to Codex
Appendices
Appendix I. Summary of the Jewett-Hughes Partition Theory in Relation to the Canonical
1 and 2 Corinthians
Appendix II. Schematic Representations of the Redactional Process
Appendix III. Previous Partition and Redaction Theories
Appendix IV. Translation of the Eight Original Corinthian Letters
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By Frank W. Hughes and Robert Jewett
Summary
In this book, Frank W. Hughes and Robert Jewett argue that the Apostle Paul wrote eight letters to the church in Corinth, and that those letters were edited and reshaped into 1 and 2 Corinthians. This analysis, using redaction and rhetorical criticism, provides many insights into Paul's difficult relationship with the Corinthians.
