The structure of Second Corinthians: Paul's theology of ministry
Hiramatsu Kei examines the literary structure of 2 Corinthians and how it can illuminate understanding of this Pauline letter and its theological message. He explores the theoretical foundations of Inductive Bible Study as an approach, which focuses on the meaning of biblical texts in their final fo...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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London
T&T Clark
2023
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| In: | Year: 2023 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Hiramatsu, Kei, The structure of Second Corinthians : Paul's theology of ministry] (2025) (Land, Christopher D.)
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
| Series/Journal: | The Library of New Testament Studies
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Corinthians 2.
/ Exegesis
/ Methodology
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Biblical studies & exegesis
B Bible. Corinthians, 2nd B Thesis |
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Volltext (doi) Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
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| Summary: | Hiramatsu Kei examines the literary structure of 2 Corinthians and how it can illuminate understanding of this Pauline letter and its theological message. He explores the theoretical foundations of Inductive Bible Study as an approach, which focuses on the meaning of biblical texts in their final form by incorporating insights from multifarious methodologies. Based on the final form of the letter and its compositional unity, he prioritizes the literary context as consequential evidence for interpretation. Hiramatsu argues that there are two major components of the literary structure: the division of the letter and the identification of major structural relationships within and between the divided parts. Thus, he proposes that 2 Corinthians consists of seven major segments which coherently develop Paul's discourse pertaining to ministry, and discusses the implications regarding his theology of theocentric ministry and that of weakness that arise from a literary investigation. Hiramatsu demonstrates that an inductive and integrative approach not only presents a more suitable and helpful literary structure for 2 Corinthians, but also illustrates the relevance of such study when seeking to gain understanding of the theological implications of the letter |
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| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource (264 pages) |
| ISBN: | 978-0-567-70886-1 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5040/9780567708861 |
