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NT 10: 2 Corinthians

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2 Corinthians

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To develop an academic understanding of studying the ancient text 2 Corinthians, with a focus on the use of primary source materials and critical tools.

Course objectives

To develop an academic understanding of studying the ancient text 2 Corinthians, with a focus on the use of primary source materials and critical tools.

To practice translation and exegesis of the Greek texts with grammar, syntax, etc.

To study the general themes, theological and practical issues, etc.

To help the student come face to face with the Scripture (2 Corinthians) and its implications for building faith community in the present Indian context.

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TEACHING METHODS

The course will consist of lectures on general themes and seminar paper and interactions. Translating the text and studying the grammar, syntax, etc. Writing exegetical papers on assigned text(s) for presenting in the class seminar. Reading of literatures given in the syllabus for better interaction.

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COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Final Examination 100% (60% Translation and 40% Questions on Theological themes and issues)

MODE OF EXAMINATION

Written examination 60% Internal Assessment 40% Total 100%

Course arrangements

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Section A: Selected Texts for Translation and Exegesis:Section B: Introduction and Background Study of 2 CorinthiansSection C: The Theology of 2 Corinthians: Major Themes

Reflect

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How might Paul's language of authority, suffering and reconciliation be interpreted in more than one way? Explain why a contemporary leadership application requires ethical as well as exegetical scrutiny.

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Prepare a reconciliation-and-authority seminar

Analyse a prescribed passage from 2 Corinthians, annotate a translation decision and compare two accounts of ministry or reconciliation. Produce a source-based position paper with an ethical limitation and a documented peer-response revision.

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Check your understanding

Which combination belongs to this 2 Corinthians outline?

Only the seven signs of John's GospelSuffering and glory, reconciliation and new creationOnly the history of canon formation

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NT 10 2 Corinthians

Amazing Grace Biblical Seminary — M.Th. New Testament

AmaZing Grace Biblical Seminary Erumelikkara, Kumarapuram (PO), Aluva (via), Ernakulam (District), Kerala, India- Pin-683 565. Ph. 8547473926, 8281663926. M.TH. NEW TESTAMENT Area B: Texts of the New Testament NT 10: 2 Corinthians COURSE OBJECTIVES: To develop an academic understanding of studying the ancient text 2 Corinthians, with a focus on the use of primary source materials and critical tools. To practice translation and exegesis of the Greek texts with grammar, syntax, etc. To study the general themes, theological and practical issues, etc. To help the student come face to face with the Scripture (2 Corinthians) and its implications for building faith community in the present Indian context. TEACHING METHODS: The course will consist of lectures on general themes and seminar paper and interactions. Translating the text and studying the grammar, syntax, etc. Writing exegetical papers on assigned text(s) for presenting in the class seminar. Reading of literatures given in the syllabus for better interaction. COURSE REQUIREMENTS: Final Examination 100% (60% Translation and 40% Questions on Theological themes and issues) MODE OF EXAMINATION: Written examination 60% Internal Assessment 40% Total 100% COURSE OUTLINE: Section A: Selected Texts for Translation and Exegesis: 2 Corinthians 1:3-24; 2:5-17; Chs. 3-6; 8:1-15; Chs. 9-12 Section B: Introduction and Background Study of 2 Corinthians (a) 2 Corinthians in Christian History and Significance (a) Authorship, date and place of writing (b) Recipient of the Letter/the City of Corinth (c) Occasion and Purpose of writing (d) Paul's Lost Letters and Contact with the Corinthian Church (d) Structure: Unity of 2 Corinthians (e) Structure: The formal and Theological coherence (f) The Setting of 2 Corinthians in Paul's Life Section C: The Theology of 2 Corinthians: Major Themes Paul's Defense of His Apostolic Authority Relationship Between Suffering and Glory Christian Ministry Collection and Contribution Reconciliation New Creation Paul's Opponents in the ministry Death and Life in Christ SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY COMMENTARIES & BOOKS Barnett, P. The Second Epistle to the Corinthians. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1997. Barrett, C. K. A Commentary on the Second Epistle to the Corinthians. New York: Harper, 1973. Belleville, L. Reflections of Glory: Paul's Polemical Use of the Moses-Doxa Tradition in 2 Corinthians 3:12-18. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic, 1991. Bernard, J. H. "The Second Epistle to the Corinthians." In vol. 3 of The Expositor's Greek Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1956. Betz, H.D. 2 Corinthians 8 and 9: A Commentary on Two Administrative Letters of the Apostle Paul. Edited by G. W. MacRae. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1985. Brown, Derek R., and Wendy Widder, with E. Tod Twist. Second Corinthians. Edited by John D. Barry and Douglas Mangum. Lexham Bible Guides. Bellingham, Wash.: Lexham Press, 2013. Bruce, F. F. I and II Corinthians. New Century Bible. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1971. Bultmann, R. The Second Letter to the Corinthians. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1985. Carson, D. A. A Model of Christian Ministry: An Exposition of 2 Corinthians 10-13. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1984. Clarke, A. D. Secular and Christian Leadership in Corinth: A Socio-Historical and Exegetical Study of 1 Corinthians 1-6. Leiden: Brill, 1993. Furnish, V. P. 2 Corinthians. Anchor Bible 32A. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1984. Garland, D. E. 2 Corinthians. New American Commentary 29. Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 1999. Georgi, D. The Opponents of Paul in Second Corinthians. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1986. Gunther, J. J. St. Paul's Opponents and their Background: A Study of Apocalyptic and Jewish Sectarian Teachings. Novum Testamentum Suplement 30; Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1973. Hafemann, S. J. 2 Corinthians. NIV Application Commentary. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2000. ---. Suffering and Ministry in the Spirit: Paul's Defense of His Ministry in 2 Corinthians 2:14-3:3. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1990. ---. Paul, Moses, and the History of Israel: The Letter/Spirit Contrast and the Argument from Scripture in 2 Corinthians 3. Tübingen: Mohr, 1995. Harris, M. J. The Second Epistle to the Corinthians. New International Greek Testament Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2005. Hughes, P. E. Paul's Second Epistle to the Corinthians. New International Commentary on the New Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1962. Keener, Craig S. 1 - 2 Corinthians. New Cambridge Bible Commentary. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005. Kruse, C. "The Relationship between the Opposition to Paul Reflected in 2 Corinthians 1-7 and 10-13." Evangelical Quarterly 61 (1989): 195-202. Lightfoot, J. B. Notes on the Epistles of St. Paul. London: Macmillan, 1895. Marshall, P. Enmity in Corinth: Social Conventions in Paul's Relations with the Corinthians. WUNT 23. Tübingen: J. C. B. Mohr, 1987. Martin, R. P. 2 Corinthians. Word Biblical Commentary 40. Waco, Tex.: Word, 1986. Meyer, Heinrich August Wilhelm. Critical and Exegetical Hand-Book to the Epistles to the Corinthians. Translated by D. Douglas Bannerman. 1884. Reprint. Winona Lake: Alpha, 1979. Murphy-O'Connor, J. St. Paul's Corinth: Texts and Archaeology. Wilmington: Michael Glazier, 1983. ---. The Theology of the Second Letter to the Corinthians. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991. Plummer, A. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Second Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. International Critical Commentary. Edinburgh: T&T Clark, 1915. Redpath, Alan. Blessings Out of Buffetings: Studies in Second Corinthians. Grand Rapids: Fleming H. Revell, 1993. Savage, T. B. Power through Weakness: Paul's Understanding of the Christian Ministry in 2 Corinthians. Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series 86. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996. Sumney, J. L. Identifying Paul's Opponents: The Question of Method in 2 Corinthians. JSNTSup. 40, Sheffield; Sheffield Academic, 1990. Scott, J. M. 2 Corinthians. New International Bible Commentary. Peabody, MA.: Hendrickson, 1998. Talbert, C. H. Reading Corinthians: A Literary and Theological Commentary on 1 and 2 Corinthians. New York: Crossroad, 1987. Theissen, G. The Social Setting of Pauline Christianity: Essays on Corinth. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1982. Stockhausen, C. K. Moses' Veil and the Glory of the New Covenant: The Exegetical Substructure of II Cor. 3:1-4:6. Rome: Pontificio Instituto Biblico, 1989. Thrall, M. E. Introduction and Commentary on 2 Corinthians 1-7. Vol. 1 of The Second Epistle to the Corinthians. International Critical Commentary. Edinburgh: T&T Clark, 1994. Commentary on 2 Corinthians 8-13. Vol. 2 of The Second Epistle to the Corinthians. International Critical Commentary. Edinburgh: T&T Clark, 2000. Thrall, M. E. I and II Corinthians. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1965. Welborn, L. L. Politics and Rhetoric in the Corinthian Epistles. Macon, GA: Mercer University Press, 1997. Witherington, Ben, III. Conflict and Community in Corinth: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary on 1 and 2 Corinthians. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1995. Young, F., and D. F. Ford. Meaning and Truth in 2 Corinthians. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1987 ARTICLES Alexander, W. M. "St. Paul's Infirmity." Expository Times 10 (1904): 469-73, 545-48. Beale, G.K. "The Old Testament Background of Reconciliation in 2 Corinthians 5-7 and Its Bearing on the Literary Problem of 2 Corinthians 6:14-7:1." New Testament Studies 35 (1989-90): 550-81. Dahl, N. A. "A Fragment and Its Context: 2 Corinthians 6:1-7:1." In God's Christ and His People: Studies in Honour of Nils Alstrup Dahl. Edited by J. Jervell and W.A. Meeks, 62-69. Oslo: Universiteits, 1977. DeSilva, David. "Measuring Penultimate against Ultimate Reality: An Investigation of the Integrity and Argumentation of 2 Corinthians." Journal for the Study of the New Testament 52 (1993): 41-70. Dodd, C. H. New Testament Studies. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1953. Fee, Gordon D. "2 Corinthians 6:14-7:1 and Food Offered to Idols." New Testament Studies 23 (1976-77): 140-61. Fitzmeyer, J. A. "Qumran and the Interpolated Paragraph in 2 Cor 6, 14-7, 1." Catholic Biblical Quarterly 23 (1961): 271-80. Gnilka, J. "2 Cor 6:14-7:1 in the Light of the Qumran Texts and the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs." In Paul and Qumran: Studies in New Testament Exegesis. Edited by J. Murphy-O'Connor, 48-68. London: Chapman, 1968. Hafemann, S. J. "Corinthians, Letters to the." In Dictionary of Paul and His Letters. Edited by Gerald F. Hawthorne, Ralph P. Martin, and Daniel G. Reid, 164-79. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity Press, 1993. Hafemann, S. J. " 'Self-Commendation' and Apostolic Legitimacy in 2 Corinthians: A Pauline Dialectic?" New Testament Studies 36 (1990): 66-88;

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