New Testament Survey Pauline Epistles Week 5

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New Testament Survey Pauline EpistlesWeek 5

• 2nd Corinthians 1 - 6
• Man Outside of Christ

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2nd Corinthians

• An epistle of encouragement and defense

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Second Missionary JourneyActs 1539 1822
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Pauls Third Missionary Journey (Acts 191-41
2031)
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Pauls Relationship to the Corinthian Church
Timothy Visits
Previous Letter 1 Cor 59 Written from Ephesus
1st Corinthians Written from Ephesus
Reports from Chloe 1 Cor. 111
1 Cor. 417
Misunderstood 1 Cor. 510,11
Painful Visit
2nd Corinthians
Sorrowful Letter 2 Cor. 24
Paul leaves Ephesus
2 Cor. 1-9 / 2 Cor. 10 - 13
Titus Delivered
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II Corinthians

• Author
• Paul Name given as author in 11 and 101
• Format of a follow-up letter to I Cor. evident
• Purpose
• Provides a defense of Pauls work as an apostolic
  minister.
• Prepare the church for Pauls imminent visit
• Express relief and joy over change of heart
• Prepare church for offering for poor
• Silence criticism re. Judaistic tendencies
• Commend and confirm Corinthians

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II Corinthians

• Date/Place of Writing
• Within a year after writing 1st Cor.
• Written from Macedonia (Philippi)
• II Cor. 213 75-7 81 92-4
• Occasion
• Follow up letter to express relief about improved
  attitude of Corinthian Church. (23-9 78-12)
• Praise is given for progress (1 9)
• But further correction is also given (10 - 13)

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II Corinthians - Outline

• Pauls Ministry Chs. 1-7
• Pauls Plans 11-213
• Pauls Ministry 214-610
• Pauls Exhortations 611-716
• Giving for the Saints Chs. 8-9
• Pauls Defense of Apostleship Chs. 10-13
• Pauls Answers to Accusers - 10
• Pauls Defense of Apostleship 111-1213
• Pauls Future Plans 1214-1314

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Humanity Outside of Christ

• Pauls Dualism
• Usages of Kosmos
• Pauls Doctrine of the World
• Spiritual Powers
• Stoicheia
• Pauls Other Concepts

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Pauls View of Man

• Not Cosmological
• A dualism between earth and heaven
• Not Anthropological
• A dualism between body and soul
• Yet Eschatological
• A dualism between two ages with an interval
  between the ages.
• The blessings of the new age have reached back
  to those who are in Christ. Ladd

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Pauls view of the world kosmos

• The universe the totality of all that exists
• Rom. 120 Eph. 14 I Cor. 322
• The inhabited earth dwelling place of humanity
• I Tim. 67
• Humanity human society inhabiting the earth
• II Cor. 112
• Man in a fallen, sinful, hostile to God state
• Eph. 22 I Cor. 120f
• All encompassing human earthly relationships
• I Cor. 729-31

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Pauls Doctrine of the World

• The world is sinful only insofar as it exalts
  itself above God and refuses to humble itself and
  acknowledge its creative Lord. Where people are
  redeemed, they cease to be simply part of the
  sinful world and become instead citizens of the
  Kingdom of God. Ladd

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Spiritual Powers

• The Old Age is in the grasp of evil
  supernatural powers
• Fallen Angels turn people away from God
• Demons connected with idolatry
• Devil/Satan blind people from the saving power
  of the Gospel and frustrate the redemptive
  purposes of God.
• Angelic Spirits (ie, rule, authority, powers
  and thrones) evil and in opposition to the
  Kingdom of God.