Moses in Corinth : the apologetic context of 2 Corinthians 3 / by Paul B. Duff.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Duff, Paul B., 1952- author.

Series:

Supplements to Novum Testamentum ; Volume 159.

Supplements to Novum Testamentum, 0167-9732 ; Volume 159

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Moses (Biblical leader)--Biblical teaching.

Moses.

Bible. Corinthians, 2nd, III--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (250 pages)

Place of Publication:

Leiden, The Netherlands : Koninklijke Brill, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

1 Introduction: The Problematic Nature of 2 Corinthians 3

2 The Question of the Integrity of 2 Corinthians

3 The Origins of Paul’s First Apology

4 “Who is Fit for These Things?” (2 Cor 2:14–3:6)

5 The Ministries of Condemnation and Righteousness (2 Cor 3:7–11)

6 Not Like Moses? (2 Cor 3:12–18)

7 Reading Paul Reading Moses

Bibliography

Index of Authors

Index of Passages Cited

Index of Subjects.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-28945-3

OCLC:

902674226

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004289451 DOI