Table of Contents

Preface
1. Corinth
The Big City
When Was That, Exactly?

2. The Composition of 2 Corinthians
A Matter of Integrity
A Letter of Parts?
A Seamless Whole?

3. The Corinthian Church
Corinthian Critics
Obstreperous Outsiders
Georgian Revival?

4. Damage Control
The Personal may be Political
Trash-Talkin’ Fool

5. Theological Insights
No Pain, No Gain
This Mortal Coil
New and Improved!
Money in the Bank

6. Moses’ Veil in Post-Pauline Reception
Lutheran Readings
Paul’s Black Veil

Index

Promotional Information

An entry-level text on Paul's second letter to the Corinthians with a focus on Paul's rhetoric and style as well as contemporary issues of gender, identity, race and class.

About the Author

Jay Twomey is Associate Professor in the Department of English and Comparative Literature at the University of Cincinnati, USA.

Reviews

2 Corinthians: Crisis and Conflict is a handy short volume with an excellent bibliography that is a must in any scholarly library and is a useful companion to the typically onerous commentaries on 2 Corinthians
*Adam White, Review of Biblical Literature*

Crisp and succinct.
*The Expository Times*