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

• Superior document: Supplements to Novum Testamentum, Volume 159
• VerfasserIn: Duff, Paul Brooks, 1952-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, The Netherlands : : Koninklijke Brill,, 2015.; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Supplements to Novum Testamentum ; Volume 159.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (250 pages)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

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.

Table of 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.