The Second Letter of Paul to the CORINTHIANS

Paul's second letter to the Corinthans discusses dome fo the things previously addressed but also deasl with new issues. While First Corinthians called for believers to be unified with each other, in Second Corinthians Paul urges the church to be "unified" with him in his ministry. Paul's opponents were undermining his work, claiming that his suffering (11:24-29) proved he was not a true apostle. Paul responds that his suffering highlights his dpendence on Christ, as it points to Christ's strength rather than his own. Second Corinthians includes stirring perspectives on the gospel(chs. 2-5), encouragements to holy living(chs.6-7), and instructions about giving(chs.8-9). Paul wrote from Macedonia in A.D. 56, a year after writing First Corinthians.

(Text taken from the English Standard Version, Introduction to 2 Corinthians. Copyright © 2001 Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers)