Moses in Corinth

The Apologetic Context of 2 Corinthians 3

von Paul B Duff

240 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Scholars have long puzzled over the imagery focused on Moses in 2 Corinthians 3; it is unclear how that imagery fits into the larger context of the letter. Many have explained the imagery as the apostle's reaction to the "super-apostles," Jewish missionaries mentioned later in the letter. These preachers, it has been argued, promoted either a θεῖος ἀνήρ or a Judaizing agenda. In Moses in Corinth, Paul B. Duff contends that the Moses imagery has nothing to do with the super-apostles but functions instead as an integral part of Paul's first apologia sent to Corinth. This apologia, found in 2 Cor 2:14-7:4, represents an independent letter sent to dispel suspicions about the apostle's honesty, integrity, and poor physical appearance.

• Themen: Philosophie und Religion Religion und Glaube Christentum
• ISBN: 9789004288430
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 23.01.2015
• Größe: 245 x 164 mm
• Verlag: Brill