The Corinthian Correspondence: Redaction, Rhetoric, and History

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Figures
Preface
	Notes
Part I: The Redaction of the Corinthian Letters
Chapter 1: Introduction
	The Argument of This Book
	The Basic Problem of the Corinthian Letters
	The Rhetoric of Paul’s Letters
	Redaction Criticism
	The Pauline Corpus and the Reshaping of Paul
	Notes
Chapter 2: The Partition and Redaction of 2 Corinthians
	Evidence of Disunity in 2 Corinthians
	Recent Denials of Disunity in 2 Corinthians
	Pursuing the Path Laid Out by Günther Bornkamm
	Developing a Coherent Redactional Hypothesis
	Notes
Chapter 3: The Need to Partition 1 Corinthians
	The Evidence of Rough Transitions in 1 Corinthians
	Logical and Historical Contradictions
	Theories of Literary Partition
	Summary of Our Partition Hypothesis
	The Provenance of Letters A, B, and C134
	Notes
Chapter 4: The Redaction of 1 Corinthians
	The Method of Redacting 1 Corinthians
	The Bearing of the Original Corinthian Letters on the Trajectories of Ecclesiastical Conflict
	The General Redactional Hypothesis
	Phase One: The Reversal of 1 Cor 13 and 14
	Phase Two in the Redaction of 1 Corinthians
	The Result of the Redaction
	Notes
Part II: The Provenance and Rhetoric of the Original Letters
Chapter 5: Letter A: Troubles in Worship (1 Cor 11:2, 17-34a + 11:3-16 + 16:1-4 + 11:34b)
	Introduction
	The First Proof
	The Second Proof
	Epistolary Conclusion
	The Provenance of Letter A40
	The Genus of Letter A
	Notes
Chapter 6: Letter B: The Body Matters (2 Cor 6:14‒7:1 + 1 Cor 6:12-20 + 1 Cor 9:24‒10:22 + 1 Cor 15:1-58 + 1 Cor 16:13-24)
	The Rhetorical Situation and Provenance of Letter B
	The First Part of the Probatio (2 Cor 6:14–7:1 + 1 Cor 6:12-20 + 1 Cor 9:24–10:22)
	A Transitional Passage in the Probatio (1 Cor 15:1-2)
	The Second Part of the Probatio (1 Cor 15:3-49)
	FIRST ADAM VS. SECOND ADAM (1 COR 15:42-49)
	The Peroratio (1 Cor 15:50-57)
	The Epistolary Conclusion (1 Cor 15:58 + 16:13-24)
	The Genus of Letter B
	Notes
Chapter 7: Letter C: Arguing for Unity (1 Cor 1:1‒6:11 + 7:1–8:13 + 9:19-23 + 10:23‒11:1 + 12:1-31a + 14:1c-33a + 12:31b‒13:13 + 16:5-12)
	The Exordium: 1:1-9
	The Propositio, 1:10
	The Probatio, 1:11–14:3
	The Peroratio, 12:31b–13:13
	The Rhetorical Genus of Letter C
	Notes
Chapter 8: Letter D: Reorganizing the Offering (2 Cor. 8:1-24)
	The Provenance of Letter D
	The Rhetorical Situation
	Paul’s Rhetorical Response
	The Genus of Letter D
	Notes
Chapter 9: Letter E: Apology for Paul’s Apostleship (2 Cor 2:14–6:13 + 7:2-4)
	The Provenance of Letter E
	The Rhetorical Situation
	The Rhetoric of Letter E
	The Partitio
	The Probatio
	The Peroratio
	The Cohesiveness of Letter E
	The Genus of Letter E
	Notes
Chapter 10: Letter F: Anguish of Heart and Many Tears (2 Cor 10:1–11:9 + 1 Cor 9:1-18 + 2 Cor 11:10-13:13)
	An Overview of the Scholarly Debate
	The Provenance of Letter F
	The Rhetoric of Letter F
	The Problem of 9:1-18
	Conclusion
	Notes
Chapter 11: Letter G: Consolation for the Afflicted (2 Cor 1:1–2:13 + 2 Cor 7:5-16 + 13:11-13)
	The Provenance of Letter G
	Traditions of Greco-Roman Rhetoric
	The Exordium, 2 Cor. 1:1-11
	The Partitio, 2 Cor. 1:12-14
	The Narratio and the Probatio, 2 Cor. 1:15–2:13 + 7:5-13a
	The Peroratio, 2 Cor 7:13b-16
	Conclusion
	Notes
Chapter 12: Letter H: An Appeal to the Achaians (2 Cor 9:1-15)
	The Provenance of 2 Cor 9
	The Rhetoric of Letter H
	Notes
Part III: Reflections on the Redaction of the Original Letters
Chapter 13: Redirecting Paul’s Ministry
	The Letter to Titus
	The First and Second Letters to Timothy
	The Letter to the Ephesians
	Conclusion
	Notes
Part IV: Historical Implications
Chapter 14: The Publication of 1 and 2 Corinthians: From Scroll to Codex
	Notes
Appendices
Appendix I
	Jewett-Hughes Partition Theory
Appendix II
Appendix III
Appendix IV
	Corinthian Letter A
	Corinthian Letter B
	Corinthian Letter C
	Corinthian Letter D
	Corinthian Letter E
	Corinthian Letter F
	Corinthian Letter G
	Corinthian Letter H
Bibliography
Subject Index
Author Index
Index of Biblical Citations
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