NT337 Book Study: Paul’s Second Letter to the Corinthians
Overview
In Book Study: Paul’s Second Letter to the Corinthians, Dr. George Guthrie walks you through the text of 2 Corinthians, where Paul expresses what he thinks about authentic Christian ministry—what does it mean to follow Christ as a real Christian minister in the world? Dr. Guthrie deals with the purpose of each section of the letter, walking through exegesis of the passage and discussing how Paul accomplishes his purpose in that passage. He also covers the implications of Paul’s letter for our lives today.
Top Highlights
“Paul is saying [that] when you look at Christian ministers, you can tell authentic Christian ministers by the impact that they have had on the lives of people. Do you see the fruit of the Spirit in the lives of those people to whom they have ministered? Are they following the Lord Christ under the powerful Word of God? And are their lives being transformed by it? That is what shows a person is qualified for ministry.” (source)
“In the first seven chapters Paul is trying to get them to prepare for his coming by embracing his mission. In chapters 8 and 9, he’s trying to get them ready by embracing the need for the collection for Jerusalem. And then, in the last four chapters, 10–13, he’s trying to get them ready by getting rid of the false teachers who have come to Corinth.” (source)
“prologue was to kind of update people on what had been going on with the author, and that’s exactly what we find here.” (source)
“I think what Paul is doing here is he is making an appeal to the church generally, and he’s saying, ‘Come on, make sure of your salvation; make sure that you are in the faith. Be sure that you are reconciled to God.’” (source)
“What Paul is contrasting in the big picture here is that type of new covenant ministry to the false ministry of the false teachers in Corinth who are all about the leader of the glowing face.” (source)
- Title: NT337 Book Study: Paul’s Second Letter to the Corinthians
- Author: George Guthrie
- Series: Logos Mobile Education
- Publisher: Lexham Press
- Print Publication Date: 2018
- Logos Release Date: 2018
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Courseware
- Subjects: Bible. N.T. Hebrews › Criticism, interpretation, etc; Bible. N.T. Hebrews › Commentaries; Education › Bible. N.T. Hebrews--Criticism, interpretation, etc; Education › Bible. N.T. Hebrews--Commentaries
- Resource ID: LLS:NT337GUTHRIE
- Resource Type: Courseware Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2019-06-21T15:25:55Z
Dr. George Guthrie serves as the Benjamin W. Perry Professor of Bible at Union University in Jackson, Tennessee. A specialist in New Testament and Koine Greek, he’s authored numerous articles and has written 11 books, including the NIV Application Commentary: Hebrews.
Dr. Guthrie has participated in translation projects, such as the revision of The New Living Translation, and has served as a consultant on the Holman Christian Standard Bible, the New Century Version, and the English Standard Version. He also served for five years as a cochair of the “Biblical Greek Language and Linguistics” section of SBL, has served on the executive committee of the Institute for Biblical Research, and has served on the editorial board for Sheffield’s JSNTS monograph series. At Union University, he has led in the establishment of, and serves as senior fellow in, the Ryan Center for Biblical Studies, which is committed to promoting sound Bible reading, study, and interpretation at the grassroots level of the church. Dr. Guthrie holds both PhD and MDiv degrees from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and a ThM from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.