Moses in Corinth
The Apologetic Context of 2 Corinthians 3
Published on 23. January 2015
Book
Hardback
252 pages
978-90-04-28843-0 (ISBN)
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 ????? ???? 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.
Reviews / Votes
"(...) D. has contributed a thought-provoking and very useful resource to the discussion of 2 Cor 3:1-18, and the scholarship of 2 Corinthians in general."- Timothy Milinovich, Dominican University, The Catholic Biblical Quarterly 81, no. 2, 2019.
"There is much to admire in this book. [...] The exegesis is clear even when it is complex, and the work is refreshingly concise, in part because Duff avoids the temptation to wade more deeply than necessary into the secondary literature. Most significantly, Duff's focus on Corinthian discontent with Paul and his ministry rather than on the ostensible characteristics of apostolic rivals proves fruitful and thus poses a serious challenge to interpreters working in the tradition of Georgi or under the long shadow cast by Baur. [...] Duff has made a substantial contribution not only to the exegesis of 2 Cor 3 but also to the study of the Corinthian correspondence more generally." - Ryan S. Schellenberg, Methodist Theological School in Ohio, Delaware, in: RBL 10 (2016)
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Leiden
Netherlands
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 245 mm
Width: 164 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
521 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-04-28843-0 (9789004288430)
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Person
Paul B. Duff, Ph.D. (1988), University of Chicago, is Professor of Religion at the George Washington University and the author of Who Rides the Beast? Prophetic Rivalry and the Rhetoric of Crisis in the Churches of the Apocalypse (Oxford, 2001).
Content
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 3:6-11)
6 Not Like Moses? (2 Cor 3:12-18)
7 Reading Paul Reading Moses
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 3:6-11)
6 Not Like Moses? (2 Cor 3:12-18)
7 Reading Paul Reading Moses