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ee ee Ivar Vegge 2 Corinthians — a Letter about Reconciliation A Psychagogical, Epistolographical ‘and Rhetorical Analysis Mohr Si 27 4PR 206 (iether of the tok, engagement with scholuship ta snot ital ‘6 my own argumeniaion uly preset cite nal et ‘hed te eats ancy kit ethng Mision Seminary in Oslo or ofring eh genio a mach she for wo ane hl goss Gs seen Ths Norvepien Lutheran Mision has gaciomly paid te Gree 7 i ving my his bition he rile of eaching Nex Testinet a Eo te nlgear Ste Com o€ my sai, tom 8 Hed eae Tey orklond. My wife hu Ben of cnn i fidence im me when Thad sone. She eS Seater Steel yt he wt he iy redo oe eis bok to fe inv and ope i wean of te Be we tee he New Revd Suuitt Yon CRSV) ales tevin td Gusta eet aia aon Glow te theese be Lot Cece ng et ol Comat of arian snely oor en etc fc Cnr J9L 113 (ops ty an SCOTS, Gest od atc tow camera a Sere totoney § sd Speech A ca (9) Te ee ‘9f Detonn: dO Un Pra at Wee i Safer 2 28. see ion) tate Se Stet Gell cr a Roe ‘Cluen: $5 CRs © Slt) a Seti eee Ota oc (6) Lames OW sod Gam ‘Gro Lexicon Sth. Clirendon, Geer (nh sh Kanone, Norway, 19 December 2007 Table of Contents Geese cictiacomns oct oa on he Patten ei i * 2 2 Woe tenet ou. % 2 Boa Ret Vp a = 35 Hane mie ha ony. ° 44 Hemera nina ey 3 Gena nti he ah Pwr 26 Concaon ad respects (haper 32 Cor 7-16 eed Praise witha Hortive Obese. D1 265251 Ate ong Resco Rec re Of 2 32 Thedtetous Confit x Pao Bigger Cafe? a3 324 Ingen rips a7 6 = 2GorTS-16seanldhanioe * 352 Ror! Angier nn 16 ° 2 Gor 93-16: An Appa Pal Roceilton, iat 1 hes 3 Pall Line of Argun fr 3 Cor 7-16 6 ‘Te Uc of xanga Henitie Material ad 2 Cor 7-16.18 31 Rowe nue Hf 382 Teron terion is is {3 Te Onan Con hig i to Ipc aa Psuaive Deve aod 2 Cor 25 6 2 371 ape Cooma od fre Shae 2 A13 Niterrind pet— tt ae 3 38 Conclusion. aera ee 19 Cm: pent eh ne pe eaten“ ns 0 41 ites pees fens Ei iute ferme eatin se ieee o Satna nl a ea 2 SST Teor wane neg ea Centre Altec fn Coe) (51 Fox pee yaa oe EAITECUDETG Attane bid we last epee tale i Lies 4933 The Appt Come 3 cannons i 485 2674 in £254 tke Pci Cr 1372 The apn anon 1) Cdn ‘Coofidcoe inthe Addesee aed Appeals or Recon td Callen? Cor 9. MAS Peaster a 1h Olen Exar: Te en Gil. Contin iathe Aden nd Appen fo Recocliaion [92 CoO Do a 451 2cw 015 gpa api ng ran Conca, 1 et Be Raa sting Fd (hap 5 Citcen asa Device or Comet and Recnciation s 32 vacw 0 i it an Treats ss Die fr Coston S11 eh Pees ia peeners Heinen Cenaeecisrit 2 aaa ee ai arses mC 61 Sain hc ge eC anes fatto 3G 2 : ‘Riche kente cig Sa eters By Paton De Crain! Compe densi, oe 22 anette = $211 Summa ofCocasor abet 2 TRT TT NO BS 9 Revita se ede hes and Paul's Weakness. “ ax Sieh ieseanariac— Ice See : gy leet, Aletta 3 io areeretoeaeet ze 8 Sete ocies E 2 Ribstpe caenramare cig as Sided seieedeammeense Betta init easiest 57 The Linking of ApniPower sn Puntmentra Petes et (Chap 6: The Ove Sey of Argument in 2 Cernbins...—s (61 Te Arumenative Fancton of2 Cor 214-14 a 62 Ths Armee anon Pols pe @Gwtlai 1240) 63 The Arnette Ft oe etereag Goat) < 64 Ofer impr Osa 2 {65 Ontine o Cosas : 4 ExcansV: The Ral Tis in te Conic ‘Cheyer 7: Cousins Summary. opt. : iene & big. oie 2 aa ae Inder of Rees = eee ihocarscjea ———s ‘Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1. Tension between Reconciliation and Confit in 2 Corinthians 2 Cotnians consis of sever ley detineable textual nits One of heats the passage 214-74. The pose is rare by Pal’ ayclgue f2212-15, whch hen iio, andi lake up agua in. C17 alot functions asa new tanksiving pericope inthe eter. Sica tts imries with tor Pots giving pstgnn fh ke ete thakagving tents 21417 introduces tome of the al hemes 3-610? The tnstn from the tveogue In 212-19 othe Walaivng in 214-17 abrope A numberof expenons in 218-74 ‘Sow tha Pali eslainng the nate of hit apowlic miniy in font characteriza by polemiclpoogstie (247. 3.1 42: $11-13 (6h and 728) OF thee vere, 17.31 and 512 rele explo apneis of Paul in Cora The cont at hand i also reflected aus envesting the Coats tet themacves be econ with God (20-62) and with himelf (Sl; 11-13 and 7:2 3) Ione dears the appeal for veconcliation andthe polemea apologetic expressions lage pre of 214-610 have didactic Character The Solan appeal {oc tetncilation in 72-4 otenorty. The appeal for econetinn 728% flowed Wy denial of any had cream,“ Jo not sy this endemn you" (7), faloned by satement of salary (70), then & fone of oticice he Cvs C4), wi, a eet ‘ha Pl i sendy led with sonslabon: Iam overjoyed i al Out Micon (4) The socesion of clan oes te tne he Appeal es Shh) 55 em hme n+ Psi ting Frat i nd nota (na ens ea Seem Go iv aemie ment setae price ie sip, eoeaccioes casa feral ‘svn touphthn plogec pect nomex pole ae 216 Cage Eyres Capea pe fr cn 444 Confidence inthe Addressee ‘nd Appeals for Reconciliation and Collection in 2 Cor 89 Although theres ler connection between 2 Cor 1-7 and ca ad the two chapter ae evel, distinct thematically as alte ‘pea. This nary sogpsts Ut we Uscus the varios Tota ee Meson of conten in Cor 89 ins into paragon 441 Colleton and Reconcaton- Some rdcory Remarks {hs arumeot fr prising in he colton in 2 Cor 8-9 i come ty two ict (the meaning whch al ign othe collet Speier tation ant (8) the orm of urge nich a Pat ‘timation, lb ffetne with he Corinthians, and whic wil ened 8 poste response When i comes tothe calecoa’s meanig nereting to otha al the srmentators who hve heen conse te ‘sae the collection appa! in ts and 9 tothe fconlinion theme ‘herein the te. ough niet ways, . Gert and H.D. Betz, bah represents ofthe Schmit Bay an ‘pie that the colleion Corinth was ala! Ge ‘Re confit hewccn Pal and te Corinthian, and hat te cllecton ‘ssumed only afr the ial reconciliation ats hich pesuppios L213 and 7516 ina leer of reconciliation) The es which te ‘cl te (cs, 10-13) elects its thing ofthe pst inch Band Neverthios, Beiz mist admit that acter thf tor 9 fe fo foafic. Ba he tert the elements of conic nthe owing), "an ir of amon remain even in? Coe and sc at at al ‘ONE bot he ter chrces ar well, lied tha testo ‘omevtat dtc and that caution it dang wth Corah waste bee baat Jil ot Gor and et him tha eh. 8 and 9 area separa and ‘ndcpendes leer . Boakame links ch 8 withthe soled ero ‘ene (2 Cor 11-215; 75-16) Ti tied with eens Sessa yn oem SS ony a-nteet Seeeewceceiereatuee tate Sao eaeecan etree Sine, hh comity psa m2 Gor M2 Ie I ja oe nana acne id open Rcd Cac nr secant unr ini etre doers nnn rae Seine oan ee ae Sah ction Stay Zl ae een peer aan rey imther durch die Krise keinen Schaden genommen ee [oumciche Halng posi unter ewes stem nd mach te herpes of Schaap ed hat ca State wih 18-18 74am opts te eet ere Seay usec etter ncame Seen ieremeeeecvitegen Gein nearer ‘613; 7:2-4 and ch. 9, in salon Bk pale inhi ees seleniece eatin otic ee eat eects tS Wind hat ere ere acne Soe eee Ehpacasae sconces Ehomaatinn esa geome eee ad aera a Dense anes San ncunynectconnametin SEE 0 oememery mtn nt tn moran ue ere SS Sree oa ea Sacer eset scm Scie h ovo cr fia ene Se Nin gti ie ses os Me Bl eee recent era pte OO eee pare Seo Se ence ee Pee See Reid teatro eens ees See eee ee Sooo uamemaenta {Scan reer taconite aeaaeniae Sg eae eee terete ease Sires nett istetscvaerbaanas oe emcee tee nrc ous fenmae guce reg re inasety nifenagnet oe eco ee I aid ae eee Relves Came aorrene ee eeaead {catenin ti ea e (ite leaden tr eta a ‘dt oi ooh an a Spee met a ee et nC ne Seopa iste ae cari oc ta Tee tains engrceses meee eee terete na pe me Segieren Coes ed anes Sirti (50). Ee scape ve cay eg SEER me Ws ape Seen of Cates ma et ect ont 0307 tet a ane ts Thatee 0102 22 SES ee en mung 2 445s ta = ENR rie Se ec Phan Sse fn etter af i ed ore one SSiea Tay ss eae oo oR SH Wa 9) 17%, Wien BC) scope pf Rei ad Coton 28929 I ere soy peers Sencar sao eens ager’ Gee rceme ree ans ee ne Bee ceieattcecere atta Seeraredig expen fonts ch 17 442.2 Cor 8S; Giving Thomscvs 1 Pant Ie # Pt ints te elon hey denig te Me ‘bass’ overvcning ad olay partition the alton (:1- Sis pupae so Sept he cee ce and xa fr i Coc, Concent ue HED. Be as denon ht A Macedon nd Coons wee in many ways and politcal Te Barron ern res {Be pcr eur wo rey ssc of competion with ee 0 etktccn nt chin Cort By comasing the Macedonians and ‘Sr Ceadian ints ney Pl mating ue of he her eho Sonate ‘etter ad, we mat lo aoe hat Pal icf pt he ‘urna aa bd igh The Cos hve aed rn aan fhecolttn Row th ioe joo cml (6, a0 10-1) Tt te Casal in eeyhing™ meet tat hey in be pa Tht ober tha be Macedon nthe clecion (7) esis, Pal ro er hm pore Meni eta Suen Eveyng sr oh mask. of Gas pce gens nthe Mace ‘Drm (62), Snr, the Conmbias cinta competion of the tclecon wile the work of Gus rae them (1; lo 6 abd $Fokce yap wed cnering he Conn coleston) “he Alcedonians emerges odls and example i syeal No ‘trevor tain” an the ere poverty” M88 "2 en V0 (92, ope conn 7 OMe DR) #8 where se end ei we reopen be he 220 Oper orion of Ces an ef Rcweaon dc fx ht oy" (ap) and geo” hs in ig 2 pear er howe ee ne phe indie sho ty ee vr“ LS ye aa “spurt os og sentence which beens seve Ga come ete "3m hy ae coig a ee ai) ‘nti mews np Br) pecan cr brine arin gpg ame nti? ‘Stet mehped .in eten wt ewe 183. The main vert, “ay yt orcad fr he Macedonians in san exesion of confides in an care point nine. Rhetrcally it intone now at's hope” fo the Mace She Maced aie RET nett to ‘0 arin ofthe Macedonians’ confesoe of ‘erat tpi with" penal tes with hn ond ‘oii o Cth Lov a els lt Chit ps ‘Smesin nh excel wii he oes of ee SSSSEA Ye a4, mC (97) 25 2g 00287. Satan di 8 oN 0) 25, 4A nop Reena con 38422 Stat mated rs tery note Oo (Soest ok 8 Gt era oe ‘lariat element be spn (1 1) Pa commen eee be Toth cine comme moy ee pot Pal ie tee et Peeieninreaa oe ert ae Sech an unestntng of giving ome, Gs othe Lov, and te Yo Sar Gol lis comply ne with he peal for eociaton {Sannin od (214-62) and with Poul (:130-ar 23h $11 1-3 SEA ns te sex 103 12-1 and 13) a a i wth prs (sis) th Chi and i Pa (1:7) neato at Sate nmting The ewes 12.161 do ot tan wa 8 yours Batya Gu yan Cnee 0 tpow Ds 6) bo core the cle Sey gave cic: (3). 1214 clear appa for emma Mm the Macedon parigtion in the cllecion imped tat tty pve themselves th fhe Lord an 0 Pal 0 woul the Corie than compltn ste ceston fea sig of thi fal wlnges 0 recon ih Pu Tu be clin ype a 1-8 alo aa pelt ilrosaon betwen be Comins an Pa 443-2 Cor 87-4 aly, Colleton and Love for Pat 1870 remakable series of wiraes ascribed to the Corinthians. The Inucditry expression "excel in everying™ creates an iapression of Freon. The guest, ten, wich aes wheter Te a de fc ‘iScptn ofthe Corinne’ sbandaneo ead prise. The Stor ‘ee of 7 ane et ou in te Flowing wa ‘ee ‘ote Sain ear ine eo seat yous itp ine ‘nthe whole, the majority of interes take B78 a ae ct ser Yon ofthe Cots abondnce ‘segs mei oh Sia arn ype ld et hee pln a he Caan bane for ey ea be oi) initad erin ese NV ona 87 Ee 222 Chater Byrne Cpe lp fi Rain ‘een Plan te Cris ing opt ich 8. a enti ih Zane sms tml at Cand af eh ‘Gow teen nen ef chesmase pit amng Cai sft er ce hr ete "AD. Bex mtr mpemntive ote Simi ran hype, wpe ‘este ch eS Ome Cae ta yee ‘er cred i bi, speech a Knowle Sf every ind) Ber ce ‘Sesh note” erst on) sels kin wp (Th te deed ce ca pr’ Ga 12 ‘nnn he tat Po bashes pa pol na {acon Ta tater ontomed ty 2 Car Th Cee Soe SSL pty ns eapiine evo St 8 Scotian cfc eho se ee Te snd id pons mie of ble The Cait may hve wed ia itm bt hte yw ui ig rd ‘Strode sessing wean zane Figen aT, Be HO) 9, Ba devs ew 2 Ca 4 i ral cng a's asap we ea ee Do "She any Se ‘sia Shee na Smet ingot EC a of a 14 8 nt fa aay 2 at em : Sn amd em Ct PACE Ain emt ie nl ‘teeny yw sr a Leroi nos a a ‘cto st Plein genie von (ns) tee D989 5d >The nm be OE Sd {Aopen pf coin ad icin 39223 gran of he Sent: Watch pote Hately pee Sethe teers om Fal may msrnond ar mee te Coe me eee et ncn fr Pat (1100 Soest tn ‘Sie Rigen ofc ert ty tg ea i 8 Se Gite ct ce tue avers aes te tr Po he Can cme sive se wee epatieatit fie iste Te cease echoes nb owe Ot ah Sasene min serand tom emt) Nee abe etn of 875 de fac deri fh Ci Misael comings vaso wh fe ho eid {Sipe Comns Cn anne iv ae ot Ec ach be Coan’ eens fe Pl be ee {Siete epic nd inp enc of he Coins chews ie eur For, ee sr bom fom ad tn toe te ist eugene a9 nd TT satin Sinan eetcoe of sae) cor to eigen ot 7 wins 0920250, WoC) 1 Bane FT A 2 a use Cs AP (28. Sain 6112S 47.88 pe 9 cp am ng SRR ye eae vn nie at ‘eta may be mean, and fat may be expressed by ihe reafing: “your fve fe ee ee oman eae eee cepa nena netstat Sete tera matey teers ee een SPD inc hm, v2 i bm eae __—— 224 Chere aes nlp foci, the Cova perfesion. This peso i fhe strengthened by he follesive semen, "Bt usta ou exe! everthing The ming “complee™ nich qi the Corman’ “earesnest (ove Ome together ih the ue ofthe epettv tenis Slled sphere ‘you ec! in everything in fat ann specch ad Koon edge od 'm Complete earnestness snd in your love for -)ts the het tte of magaing the pas ™ Ar we hve son in chp, teed rae was ery commen nthe scent wot ‘The Bulg (1:74) Uneride he Appeal n 878 The purpose of the elie elogy in 8:7 is matually1o unde ee snpsl 870 to complet the collection, sce that you also excel nit 1% of giving” LJ Koes comment os 2 Cor 87 I therefore crt “ith Similar kindest what we now, fr example, fom Pn te prepares forthe word of admonition by pats the Corinthians» ‘The nay Koch uss “Kinds in thi conten fo eft fo praising somos shows hat he understands 7a a an aloe. ‘With he exresin, "och Anerenmag,” K.P ako nee, ‘tat a an amplified ealogy which prepare te way or the appeal encering. the cllecion ia 7, On the other hand, he seat ncomforabe with sich a soltion and ad therefore tht Pl seri ‘et what he aid, “Als Capo owroentiaehingepen ha ae Ich seine hich Ancrenmung det Kormhnchen Racha tee ‘i scr wohl gemett haben. Sicheich hat hm dae den Korner | ‘7a gupendete Lob esses Gehie fr sen. Anlegen ert Fromm reaction is pial of many modern cxegt We would ie imaatin, however, thats conscious strc splints aad tbe te saa aly abt wh the a mt deo aan ale eulogy. Such an clog hate, wn ft ‘fh an clear eieatry a constucve arpa ™ Cor 1:44, where an almost paral satemon to 2 Cor 7 ecu (fe im every’ way you hive ben enriched in him, in epesch Asomlege of every king "1 Cor 3), alae a aie ely of he Corian. The purpose is waa 10 rete good-will owas Palit he ade (cpaiooneoleta) a at prepare fhe ston ‘Fanon that wil be gen ater nthe eter, Ne tat | Ca 12-1 diese «probe tat which | Coe Spas, This was common eee SS 2 Pram (196) 512 : See err Ane dps fx Rot dic 309 2S twit meas of aero, ad special nthe etrntion bat SMechewicre in species end tiers Scare garcia Pa fn natn, 8 sever point of sina with how Pal chewhere wes expressions of Stade tn alrence Bs foo of pa, Be Bae ‘Sal apts, c) tc pts (7) aol Wo stor adc eae 3 ‘timo sion i he strsef flow the avi o ommend shatiliows (7. "Dy wa) of conclusion, we wool He outa the comet be- meh ooiinton and collection In. As we have sr her rod emer nmong scolar ht the Cotas eestcs 827 an Steins se Pl le 12) We sae ew Weal ean {Sentence ttt Conran love in 7a lve oe Pal, The hhc, he follwing the praising of the Corns caren, ‘fon er au ian azn, The Cris exes and lve fea sued a2 or tapas str sbeebs Ito Here tows thatthe Cohn” cremanl completion of he {Slkcion nil bey mplaaion sgn of th een and ve Frat imalr worth willingness fo be ally enced wth Pa ts cmatn of xi of 47.2 Cay 68 ae dae se than rg ae cpr rps me cme ‘PEP pists spent mento ncommandest {ESE Phau sth sta am i rs eau, a edhe ates se trate Cree er = ears ers ca nb ort he Cot ve © me “eee argued that the Maced -examph rr dicasio fw ard a he Main a sot nite cn cen {SuSE yates pi way The oa "pe Sence eLndsn tm yt wil of Ge Winn Palau cops Maca nd mw w We nan fen ts ro met net Sates at cata tne x P= Ci rr 9 pa with maine ae". roe, seem ry ha 0 SS me "Ha wer erm Wien I (1988) 420 sca hurt “ant wi ig ats of ig eB ‘alleges oni) 226 Cher bye of Cafe nd pt fir Retin Such an iteration i underined by the fat that ts peciely te words eres omoub) and love (yr) im 8 tha are eed ‘Pra toute Cons eames nd lve fr Pah ‘We consul, therefore, atthe sorption ofthe cllstion in 88s epic nt only a ei af the Corian’ love forthe Chins in Sere (ho woul! be pet the collection) ut so fr Chia for Pal as Christ's aoe Again, we seta the eallecton spe a the spel for econo ae concent. 444 2Cor 8:22; Appel for Collection ‘The expression of confidence a 229 tia content where Peal commends Tis and tro ote “rth” a hie mesenger to he Co thane (81628). The purpose ofthe recommendation a Hinz ha ‘Sow, isapologeti Pal seeking to meee acetone of econemcexpotation of the Corinthians (ace R20-21 fhe light ot £3563; 72; 1e20 1216-18) Paul mets hee acewaton by (2) da tacing himself as mach as posible fom the eallcon (820-21) ‘ening ou tha the whol alecion forthe gory of the Lord il (190) and () emphasing bis messenger rei td iter the messengers hve pest and sincere caresnest (Om) fr Be (Coins 16-17, 2) oe ofthe messengers approved fad praised in al the churches os, the same anonymous messenger i chosen by the churches to travel wih ‘auto Jerse and diver the clacton bm (319) ‘hetwo anonymous messnges re the churches” mesenges (6235) ‘he to anonymous messenger are eed tot "he pry Cs” (Gita Xpore 8230) With reference to 19 (he collection is being cried ut “or the eyo th Lr” and 8.236 (thew anonymous mesenger ae refered {ot “he glory of Chis", LP: Marin point ot that what ae his ‘Stemendation siguiente invoking of Crna approval” be Corinne reject the minty of calesing mony fr he po it “erwale,ten hey te ejecting ct ust Pal ht messcges ad le “furches which suport bm. bu he Lord nsf The meseing wh Paul atribues to the collection elsewhere supports such» cormeton ‘teen the cllecton appa ad the appeal for raconciiation. The > rein of aiden in 22 must be anertod Pom hs perpen 7 Sa Bam 97) 8 tama, CX (97) 2. ala, 8) 7M Cae Wa (059 ‘i i it ate omer Conn ond op fi Rat nd icon 389221 Saree 2 {itr egress (vous) in minty. Pal ba oe ad in many cece een TRpesin of cndcor flo, "who boo more eager han or te Seren cameos Siete Brewer mt rcernss Bere reece arene Becca annae eae Reena etna ener rene ee eecere amen Ee eevee eeernete mee feesteneaereees rer ee cere eres Geeetnceese rem enero crore epee eee re nse cer acces 44S. 2 Cor 824 Cllecon os Proof of Love for Pad ‘The recommendation of Tis an the two othe anonymous mesrege (66°25 contain 8.24 wih an appeal othe Cova. The we tee of canbe tine inthe flowing Way: Finan faint mtn ain te cguantaapeavE toae Rae Uae ma eh Saran A See ha oe Spa Aa ets ar hata Steen te Teeter sooner com Seairre tt Sines 228 Capri of Cf pf Bin lta ne ing tt 08 ‘Storms wie mei The Mestongers os Representatives nthe as of eve ua ter ILD Bes tli ee ‘ofthe word cic inthe wnt Sf “0 demons” or“ ply {tod wil” (CE. “sow a prot of your lve” in :24) and alo sh conection fetwen the ward tive and the sending a ech f ‘legs o efi amtusados™ Further, Bete ger a tambo ‘amples which show tht he warm reception ofa dvs sh ss elngs othe worl of cash and hospliy This in fate Ine is therefore stereotypical! Bet refer to ator New Temes [lel texts where oe re delegates fo be met with god Wl Pl E281 Cord 17, 1610-11 Rom 161-2 and Pim #14 Ouse als At 2117 and2 Cor 715} MAM. Michel hs deepened our undertanding of the role off resentative by interpetng nthe ight of Grek-Roman source tt "He consred wih iplomacy and epistolary conventions ™ OF lean to 2 Cor 824i the flowing principe, “The fst nil tht can Solel abot rvs in fscentary egy tht pope esepton of he eoyassesiy ens proper ception the ope who semi Sime rec st ioe ssi eeaiae Eh oimaiseaeem ann eemeenees Steet eee eaeemmecinnac ee ere Pepe engin oem eT oo [= i ser aed en a Setar eee croracrainenrar grasa patatremner arco Seisinn seeaaima Ee a iS marmite) esc eaten = ee Cnc ind apa fe Rei ad icon Cr 9 229 “hereon for thsi sinple, The delet represent the one who as et Tim or her Therefore expected atthe depts ae wecivd ad ved is ccordance wi testo the one ats et them." Tian andthe tee anonymous teschger ae cle dlgates or Pa Yat he messenger a ls epesenatves of te churches” By fo ‘ing te fr that te chokes std together wih aa nthe c ‘Sieh in seh Put borrows sub ad stan fo ange Boop — {en thought Pas personally wh 9 he intr ofthe olen (a Signoria Roy 1595.2) he Conmins vo onl he collation, they te tos eetng Pl but al the the hues, Pel posit pis tat att av, they also eject Chest Forte deste ae Mh soy of Christ (8:50, we ao 9:13 whore the Colleton understood evokes the cotenon of the gospel of {Gat Tha Pol pte presre ov the Corman 1 give the me {Senger num rsepon ant complete he caleston Wen Pu encourages the Cornlns fo show a “proof your lo” (20) te objeto the Contin’ ove Is pinay the tres mee Secon" The messenger present, by way Of analogy, Pal all the ‘eres and Ch binsl The appeal a 24s threfore a args de [Fon to sho lve to Paul We bese, given tis asunee, tat RP, ino when he aes connections 25 between te Corinthians ‘apn ofthe mestengers(pripaton i he collet) athe Co- ting” wilingncn tobe recone wih Paul "A fia hres in hs ‘eee wrtng a extortion to welcome these en, with «noe ‘sl undertone tht fo ding Pu’ weales wil be proving the =i ‘ety oft pews allegiance tothe apse himself and ating ow Wx dca epectance and agian to (77-16. 2 ch Cv) at we eae me He psi” ssp en em systema aes 19 wad 8294, aad ot Ut B18, al the ogo eect tS let ir SS mm CX 2 i 8) ge as. hi Scene Soe hn 9822, es i ra 230 Cpe Byrne Cafes nl dpe fice Praise Obtigaes ‘With the majority of scholars, we think tht P's semen, ir nuyfoeus Op tae els obras tvbeugeve (824), a Covina oni hat be as Ben right to psi hem fer wn participate inthe election." In pring the Corns to he depo ‘ite other ches, Puls Concomitantly expresing hs onieee ‘he Corian When Pal ow makes the Cortes svat ot ete conidence expcily assed Yo hem: Consequety, {incos as an exes of confides he adrne, ‘Alpe which bs Roane pa The ft tht Pa ete Covi othe dees an he chrcher tegen he fling of obligation in 824 1 he Cornthan donot ive opt eat ‘ected of thm by Pal ad the surchen, te pes Wl tr ose, ral very conceal males he Couns ave he epten sae Pal develops ths frm of epuneat in 2 Co 1-3 446 2Cor8:1-$: Prise Oligtes 1-2 mat be ed closely in he content of 2-5 the ne (18) (93) comtrocton The argument in 9:15 ean, there, be papa a ‘he ftowing wey: TEN i we hee tener iaath farce cognate ipeiseeunnasee Comet Spams scone hp fo ein Clcon 200769 Clot nuinaaae sien aaa Ga eye enna tt tf hin et Sonepat (2) an ti eo i et Sinaiar ant nue naayeey tom ina Wake Vaeacciswe sar aa om Sit Palen elo nd tiie wate ny he sin eon SEG ree 30, aS sme Now not pecs (Sem wry ut ye) tb wr “2 magn of cae a he alee ™ Smt Foss Ts (210 un Sao fecion xpos Sena mt ntesee™ Scoispererpaecenet a Stier) SUGAVS OUTS Macs ween cee Shtaeaagec nfo mo eto hw este xpi of ie flowed prof Sikes a shcton a Sy) we ao men Cer item Cr 1 Tan 9 and, mee be th Pa ‘Sry nnn c= uring ad cy what roe over arr 81 owe rea tach xe ‘Sct snes mo dt eS se cate tar sen ery oe orev aea sap ereeee rane Fa Gomacesen = eee teen SSeS Tv oe ‘teoniene she saree See hrhr Merb, A) (192) 293 who elas 2 Sivan soars syenee sontina wacatone a ‘Stemi tas tigers seep creme Tippaanaasuee 2k goes Sh mane cab em meet Soca ‘ecg rae tg itn Meena Posie pes opty ara A C5) ST 232 chars on nl por Rn Play avery prominet fle nthe aint work's orative talon ™ The strc? Cor 91 cao, href, be desl excaive a sa exrestion of reoletion ™ No can ea erin of he et hat the collin appa! bs ben rept the poi of boredom forth ‘ins 2° Cor 81 expresses stand former, confidence the ‘dieses. As ako Joa Chryseniom pins ou 1 engenders tp ‘aude towards Pal and undegsthe appeal soaps the election moss "tsetse hugh a i o mich et and tg pt ‘Sein beuys in peraour ete owe yea Ad sc be eee Segienen cntnand pe neha deme sane ent SSN Olson has own tht alo 923 ca be understood asa expres | Sonfdece inthe adesce where the adress adil ncn the has for» sequent appeal, “for {Khow your eagemess «OF ‘examples which Olson hs olleced frm ts ctegry of exes of fice i th address, he Has m 13 fa Othe war ‘Thera, hte usally flows pose desriptam of te alee ‘meal or nln wily or action. This form of peo coment ‘sed hai fra rgutst or appeal" One Tindal hese elements it 52-80) form fia (or know." 93), 0) pie free the Corina eagemes (or edie, moti, 4), and Tally) ‘ape to complete colletion (935s 15). ‘The pang of Achaia othe Macedonians in 9:26 cle contin ‘io ofthe exresions of confidence a 1 and 92“ ke Joe ‘gress which the subject of my Bosing aba you Yo the ole of Ze Bac = wm oie a aera ma a Siena data crag See SSCL Sahih wonecaineemantnes sepa eta erie taut [eter terse oon sat om 9-5 Oa Seater tne “Slt iro fp i a Crm, Ha. 19 2 Ca i td et ae SELL cong treo tee A Cie in pf cnn 3089S coi, ying Sa Actin a ee ead inet yer ad our Jerta inel wp mat fthem" $8 Obon se te Fraie s- otek end poe SISSY ctl tier ee (rds, Tecan sin es Ps cre a et es Rey Ere Poe ee ee (else of Pal ot reg = ew ‘Semi nh pn fe Cn ne” Ta meron Pete eee Seren mients ferent Re Ed anramrrsmn. nemo sisi SS acest ra cara cay pecctentmeateacay aceon amt re senate ee Dieta Setiercttocany seen an ace _—_—— 2M Cpr Byrn 9 Coen pif Retain sites te censors Piciecie eterna Se eee ea Srseeeeerteate cee ree fala mes Grice aa Scie orate ot pees ae Seen ‘i tains aus se a Geie-¢3 cata 0h fo pac ens aeececn datots unions pe cone Sips eras Cece tper oka eas Sesto ace nc ee open chy a he Senn a moma puree ecb mein ead cba nA te sarc pe ing eho tr rr Sen ny we a re onsnforten ttaapan ne art acnibateeut wpanr aay th ithaca Maen wt nce tS Stern in pias oe fin, rca tac la a es ie a pp rnd ae or fee eG Str eet re ‘Toei Realeaas pom a Reba xara The eatoship ee 2a nd 9 nie ato histor of preton pgp 122) we 0 heya and eel. caps sen peed ‘slew tert eet (oi fe a en ‘et td thy howl be sage ii teal of eC cc hp cin sd Coin} Corb 2S finan eomespondence is ete) anor to two diferent asses (ch. [the conmhins and ch. 9 ote suroundig Ach) We wih fo feet ssh mn endrending of the capers and rater ag htc. 8 {bs coos sy: {0 Some, manta that the jusiftion fr sending the deletes 0 co eaten 8.20 and 3-3 The apne ha He weigh Sil thre re to reasons given fr sending tbe delegate o Cor ia {hs 0 and 828, Our exegesis hs sown thatthe meena have he Sue fineson ia 824 ar in 93-5. Ate same time, 93-5 6 BO & ‘pttlon of 8:24, ut x contin ofthe tpumes Bess, he resins Trae neni 8:20 ae alto suggeedm 9:55, The mesenger are = (awa the eolecon done volt and spt foc by ® ‘Shonet poe compare :20-21 wih 5) Ti).A nombet of scolar have sen the iedtory Ph 9p 8 ‘tas dese for dsngisbing ch 9 from ch 8 These scolar ca fu no ve yp donot odes, 8 BE de» RW DCE thins age pugs (oe ep 861 Cor Ti, 25; sh VA Theos 49,51), Ft, oe argues hn 25 p (yn 91 ms be fated tothe conesponding conjunction 6c in 9:3. Some expan hen ‘fat trredectonl aden. The etor who has plas ch 9 fer [hsm have duos the conoecing word yp snore 10 ude ‘Sonecon tnd ton fom ch So ch 9 Obes endersand ap a Seg tut deny ht ha ny eference 10 revs mater 1 ‘ie comection between the onjncton pa (3) aod 52 (9:3. More free readily soured tht me (ays ions 8 tp. Tesco sce bth ch. and 9 seus the olson, ch 9 cam tive flowed afr ch. 8 Coasquey, hese hla once tht 2 begins ow eer "Azam thy SK. Stowers at demons fom Act 28:22 and 90 vier examples fom noo Diba! materia f= yy ha leh pe gel lai = re, war stat’ tpn tr senna op ee Speen nea oe jlo ith oe ig earn er king tt (ty Sere thik it emartble that Pl in 91 again ‘ould aeady know this One shold at leat cimed, hve ee ected tat Sac 9:1 was wed th he demon man a ne ch. afer Bt (7,1 a 3) aad ne 9 ste P05 2 37D te ngeion 8 fhe meee ee ee ercmermcta ecient Seetsen meen cncaseoens Se eer eee coe Seti teeming es Pare tester astasseccerercicnae (reer a oe 3 TS ce 238 Cpe «Eyre of Cone np fi Rion ‘ue the Macedonians” completion ofthe collection was preset Ide! for tbe Cotas n#1-3 This objection dss cone ‘eal problem. Te Coimhians cap have beg the colt bf the Macedonians, while the Macedonians, whe they it go une, ‘owed emslves t be ey ecve®” G. Volgrs rade of te tet ‘comes ater forced wha he claims tht the Macedon re tl erway with tee colletion 09:2, while they have fished te clleoe in 81-5, and thatch must theriore hun been writen Before che ‘Thon win wat to distinguish chs. 8 nd fom one another, cn ey ndetand 1-5 and 9-25 s doable, velok the ot tha ath 1-3 ‘and 92-5 hive a hraive gual with repud fo the Coane (Aca ‘il he wo passages uncton very lee i tems of tan Pa ‘exhort Corthians to complete the elon both by refering th Macedonians’ example (1-5) and byandrining the bigton tne {0 he sepetation they already hve vied the Macedotan (02-3 {$20}. 81-5 and 1-5 cannot therfore, bedside dab ‘oF opposes. The argument complimentary. (i) Gigi te opiaon tha, "Now i not eset or me © rte you abot." (1) inate tat ch 9 belong ost eter a ‘hf "Eine slche Wendung it verstinich, wen dr Brice | Se Sache mri will wenn aber schon ci ganze Kap 2 ete ‘Thea vorasgegangea ist wind dhe Bemerng inion = the pape 219 only to remind the Corian about the collection, one an ete cally ak Voigt 192-18 no just a problematic a $2128 H.D- Bee ‘ecto expan the satemen i by saying thatthe ti ha

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