The Benefits Outweigh the Costs
Divine Benefaction and Human Obedience in 2Cor 6,1–7,2
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21408445 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chris Land (0000-0001-7277-0985, McMaster Divinity College, corresponding author), Christopher D Land (McMaster Divinity College 1280 Main Street West, ON L8S 4K1 Hamilton Canada) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 112 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 69-88 |
| Publication date | 2021-02-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0044-2615 • E-ISSN: 1613-009X |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/znw-2021-0004 |
| OpenAlex | W3131924968 |
| Language | EN |
When 2Cor 6,1–13 and 7,2 are viewed primarily as self-defence intended to facilitate reconciliation, it is likely that 6,14–7,1 will be handled as a digression or an interpolation. But when 6,1–13 and 7,2 are read as part of an appeal for obedience directed at reluctant readers, the appearance of purity exhortations in 6,14–7,1 becomes predictable given everything we know about the Corinthians. Leveraging a careful re-reading of 6,12–14, the present essay argues that 6,14–7,1 should be viewed as central to this section of 2 Corinthians, and Paul’s defensiveness in the surrounding text should be interpreted first and foremost in relation to objections to his purity policies
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| Highly cited | No |
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