Consistency Isn't Everything: Self-Commendation in 2 Corinthians
This article addresses the debate over Paul's use of self-commendation in 2 Corinthians. The diversity of instances in which Paul promotes himself within this text - whereby he in some cases commends himself explicitly (2 Cor. 1.12; 4.2; 6.4), denies that he is doing so in others (3.1; 5.12; 12...
| Published in: | Journal for the study of the New Testament |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
[2018]
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| In: |
Journal for the study of the New Testament
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Corinthians 2.
/ Paul Apostle
/ Self-praise
/ Rhetoric
/ Consistency
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| IxTheo Classification: | CD Christianity and Culture HC New Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
DEBATES & debating
B Paul's Letters B BIBLE. Corinthians, 2nd B 2 Corinthians B Pauline churches B Authorship B Consistency B Pauline rhetoric B self-commendation B rhetorical questions B Boasting |
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| Summary: | This article addresses the debate over Paul's use of self-commendation in 2 Corinthians. The diversity of instances in which Paul promotes himself within this text - whereby he in some cases commends himself explicitly (2 Cor. 1.12; 4.2; 6.4), denies that he is doing so in others (3.1; 5.12; 12.19) and elsewhere claims that he is compelled to boast (11.1-12.13) - raises the question of whether Paul's practice regarding self-commendation is guided by a coherent set of principles, or is simply self-contradictory. Beginning with an analysis of a representative sample of each species' of self-commendation, this study argues that, although Paul does have certain principles regarding self-commendation that he attempts to apply with a measure of consistency, he is more than willing to bend or suspend his own rules' in order to suit his more pressing rhetorical concerns. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5294 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the New Testament
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0142064X18755908 |