| Moses in Corinth: The Apologetic Context of 2 Corinthians 3 Contributor(s): Duff, Paul B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004288430 ISBN-13: 9789004288430 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $157.70 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Studies - Exegesis & Hermeneutics - Literary Criticism |
| Dewey: 227.3 |
| LCCN: 2014046609 |
| Series: Novum Testamentum, Supplements |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.3" W x 9.4" (1.40 lbs) 252 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |