Keith Essex
2 Corinthians

Keith Essex's correlating video lecture(s) from The Master's Seminary:

• Lecture 21: Themes, Purpose, Structure and Interpretive Issues of 2 Corinthians; and
• Lecture 22: Interpretive Issues of 2 Corinthians.

10. The Corinthian Epistles [DPL, 164-79; BTINT, 195-248] (continued)
    3. 2 Corinthians [MSB, 1728-30; ESVSB, 2219-22; NIVZSB, 2354-61; RSB, 2045-49; RFW, 149-51]
       1. The History of Interpretation [DTIB, 138-39; ACCSNT, vol. VII]
       2. Major Themes [CCC, 502-4]
          1. The Attack against Paul
             1. He was vascillating (2Co 1:17-18; 10:2-4)
             2. He was dictatorial (2Co 1:24; 7:2)
             3. He was uncredentialed (2Co 3:1; 10:13, 14)
             4. His gospel was obscure (2Co 4:3; 6:2, 3)
             5. He sought to destroy (2Co 7:2, 3; 10:8; 13:10)
                and cause pain (2Co 2:2, 4, 5; 7:8)
             6. He was a coward (2Co 10:1, 10)
             7. He did not maintain apostolic dignity (2Co 11:7)
             8. He was not an 'original' apostle (2Co 11:5; 12:11)
             9. He collected for himself (2Co 12:16-18)
             10. He walked after the flesh (2Co 10:2)
          2. The Defense of Paul (2Co 1:12-14, 2:17; 3:2; 10:1-13:10)
          3. Paul's Characterizations of His Oppponent(s)
             1. False Apostles (pseudapostoloi, 2Co 11:13; cf. 2Co 11:4)
             2. Super-apostles (hyperlian apostoloi, 2Co 11:5; 12:11)
          4. The Ministry (2Co 3:3, 7-9; 4:1; 5:18; 6:3; 8:4, 19-20; 9:1, 12, 13; 11:8, 15, 23) [DPL, 602-8, 654-58]
          5. Paul's Affliction (2Co 1:4, 6, 8; 4:8, 17; 6:4; 7:4, 5)
             & Weakness (2Co 11:21, 29, 30; 12:5, 10; 13:3, 4, 9)
             but God's Comfort (2Co 1:3-7; 2:7-8; 7:4, 6, 7, 13)
             & Strength (2Co 1:4, 8-11; 4:7; 6:7; 12:9, 12; 13:4, 8) [ESVSB, 2238; DPL, 966-67]
          6. Satan (2Co 2:11; 4:4; 6:15; 11:14; 12:7)
       3. Purpose:
          • Paul defended his apostolic authority and ministry against a pointed attack from his foe(s) at Corinth [see CCC, 558-59]
       4. The Literary Structure: see outline [CCC, 561-62, 570-76; CMINT, 417-19; VOCNT, 45-47]
       5. Bibliography
          1. Exegetical:
             • Guthrie, 2 Corinthians (BECNT).
             • *Harris, The Second Epistle to the Corinthians (NIGTC).
          2. English Interpretation:
             • Garland, 2 Corinthians (NAC).
             • *Barnett, The Second Letter to the Corinthians (NICNT).
             • *Seifrid, The Second Letter to the Corinthians (PNTC).
          3. Expositional:
             • MacArthur, 2 Corinthians (MacNTC).
             • Hafemann, 2 Corinthians (NIVAC).
             2 CORINTHIANS

             1. The Prologue (2Co 1:1-11)
                1. The Salutation (2Co 1:1-2)
                2. Paul's Doxology for God's Comfort and Deliverance (2Co 1:3-11)
             2. The Body: Paul's Explanation of and Defense of His Apostolic Ministry (2Co 1:12-2Co 13:10)
                1. Paul's Explanation of His Conduct and Apostolic Ministry (2Co 1:12-2Co 7:16)
                   1. Paul's Explanation of His Conduct (2Co 1:12-2Co 2:13)
                      1. Paul's Recounting of His Past Actions (2Co 1:12-2Co 2:4)
                      2. Paul's Restoration of the Repentant Offender (2Co 2:5-11)
                      3. Paul's Restlessness at Troas (2Co 2:12-13)
                   2. Paul's Description of His Apostolic Ministry (2Co 2:14-2Co 7:4)
                      1. The Grandeur and Superiority of His Ministry (2Co 2:14-2Co 4:6)
                      2. The Suffering and Glory of His Ministry (2Co 4:7-2Co 5:10)
                      3. The Function and Exercise of His Ministry (2Co 5:11-2Co 6:10)
                      4. The Openness and Joy of His Ministry (2Co 6:11-2Co 7:4)
                   3. Paul's Affirmation of His Reconciliation with the Corinthians (2Co 7:5-16)
                      1. Paul's Comfort in the Report of Titus concerning the Corinthians (2Co 7:5-7)
                      2. Paul's Joy from the Response of the Corinthians to His Letter (2Co 7:8-13a)
                      3. Paul's Renewed Confidence in the Corinthians (2Co 7:13b-16)
                2. Paul's Appeal concerning the Collection for the Saints [at Jerusalem] (2Co 8:1-2Co 9:15)
                   1. The Examples of Generosity (2Co 8:1-15)
                   2. The Mission of Titus (2Co 8:16-2Co 9:5)
                   3. The Anticipated Results of the Corinthians' Generosity (2Co 9:6-15)
                3. Paul's Further Defense of His Apostolic Authority (2Co 10:1-2Co 13:10)
                   1. Paul's Exercise of Apostolic Authority (2Co 10:1-2Co 11:15)
                   2. Paul's 'Foolish' Boasting (2Co 11:16-2Co 12:13)
                      1. Paul's Reason for the Boasting (2Co 11:16-21)
                      2. Paul's Heritage and Trials (2Co 11:22-33)
                      3. Paul's Vision and Revelation (2Co 12:1-10)
                      4. Paul's Signs as a True Apostle (2Co 12:11-13)
                   3. Paul's Planned Third Visit to Corinth (2Co 12:14-2Co 13:10)
             3. The Epilogue (2Co 13:11-14)
       6. Selected Interpretive Issues
          1. The Relationship of chapters 10-13 to chapters 1-9 [MSB, 1777; NIVZSB, 2359-60, 2374; RSB, 2048, 2063; CMINT, 430-36]
             1. "Severe" Letter (cf. 2Co 2:4)
             2. Separate Letter
             3. Resumed Letter [Harris]
             4. Unified Letter [Guthrie; Barnett; Garland; Seifrid; MacArthur; Hafemann; EBC1&2 (?); BKC]
          2. "A thorn in the flesh" (2Co 12:7) [MSB, 1752; ESVSB, 2238; NIVZSB, 2377; RSB, 2066]
             1. Physical Malady [Harris (?); Garland (?); Hafemann; EBC1&2 (?); BKC (?)]
             2. Adverse Circumstances (cf. Hos 2:6; 2 Cor 11:23-28) [Seifrid (?)]
             3. Personal Foe(s) [Guthrie; Barnett (?)]
                1. The False Apostles (cf. 2Co 11:23)
                2. A Continual Opponent [MacArthur]
                3. The Corinthians themselves
          3. The Opponents of Paul in Corinth (2Co 11:4, 13-15, 22-23; cf. 1 Cor 1:12; 3:22; 9:2-5) [CCC, 553-57; GNTI, 433-37; CMINT, 444-47]
             1. Gnostics (cf. 2Co 11:6) [Harris {"Corinthian proto-gnostics"}]
             2. Judaizers (cf. 2Co 11:22) [Harris; Barnett; MacArthur (?); EBC1&2 (?)]
             3. Jewish Christians
             4. (Hellenistic) Jewish Pneumatics (cf. 2Co 2:16; 3:5) [Hafemann]
             5. Multiple Opponents [Seifrid]
             6. Unknow Opponents who Denied the Gospel [Guthrie]
       7. Preaching 2 Corinthians

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