2 Corinthians Believers Church Bible title: Commentary author: Shillington, V. G. publisher: Herald Press isbn10 | asin: 0836190734 print isbn13: 9780836190731 ebook isbn13: 9780585249490 language: English Bible.--N.T.--Corinthians, 2nd-- subject Commentaries. publication date: 1998 lcc: BS2675.3.S47 1998eb ddc: 227/.307 Bible.--N.T.--Corinthians, 2nd-- subject: Commentaries. Page 1 Elmer A. Martens and Willard M. Swartley, Editors Page 2 EDITORIAL COUNCIL David Baker Brethren Church Estella B. Horning Church of the Brethren Robert B. Ives Brethren in Christ Church Lydia Harder General Conference Mennonite Church Gordon H. Matties Mennonite Brethren Church Paul M. Zehr Mennonite Church OLD TESTAMENT EDITOR Elmer A. Martens Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary Fresno, California Allen R. Guenther (for Jeremiah) Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary Fresno, California NEW TESTAMENT EDITORS Willard M. Swartley Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary Elkhart, Indiana Howard H. Charles (for Matthew) Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary Elkhart. Indiana Page 3 2 Corinthians V. George Shillington Page 4 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Shillington, V. G. (V. George) 2 Corinthians / V. George Shillington. p. cm. (Believers church Bible commentary) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8361-9073-4 (alk. paper) 1. Bible. N.T. Corinthians, 2ndCommentaries. I. Title. II. Series. BS2675.3.S47 1997 227'.307dc21 97-37900 Canadian Cataloguing-in-Publication Data Shillington, V. G. (Valentine George), 1937- 2 Corinthians (Believers church Bible commentary) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8361-9073-4 1. Bible. N.T. Corinthians, 2ndCommentaries. 1. Title. II. Title: Second Corinthians. Ill. Title: Two Corinthians IV. Series. BS2675.3.S54 1997 227'.307 C97-932021-6 The paper used in this publication is recycled and meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information SciencesPermanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984. Credits for Bible quotations appear on page 6. BELIEVERS CHURCH BIBLE COMMENTARY: 2 CORINTHIANS Copyright © 1998 by Herald Press, Scottdale, Pa. 15683 Released simultaneously in Canada by Herald Press, Waterloo, Ont. N2L 6H7. All rights reserved Library of Congress Catalog Number: 97-37900 Canadiana Entry Number: C97-932021-6 International Standard Book Number: 0-8361-9073-4 Printed in the United States of America Cover and charts by Merrill R. Miller 07060504030201 009998 1098765432 1 Page 5 To my sons, Ralph and Brad Page 6 BELIEVERS CHURCH BIBLE COMMENTARY Old Testament Genesis, by Eugene F. Roop Jeremiah, by Elmer A. Martens Ezekiel, by Millard C. Lind Daniel, by Paul M. Lederach Hosea, Amos, by Allen R. Guenther New Testament Matthew, by Richard B. Gardner Acts, by Chalmer E. Faw 2 Corinthians, by V. George Shillington Colossians, Philemon, by Ernest D. Martin 1 and 2 Thessalonians, by Jacob W. Elias Credits for Bible Quotations Scripture versions are used by permission, all rights reserved, and unless otherwise indicated are from the NRSV: New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA. Other versions are used briefly in making comparisons: NAB, New American Bible: KJV, King James Version: NASB, New American Standard Bible; NEB, New English Bible; NIV, New International Version; Phillips, The New Testament in Modern English: RSV. Revised Standard Version: VGS, by the author. Page 7 CONTENTS Abbreviations and Cross-References 8 Series Foreword 9 Author's Preface 11 Introduction to 2 Corinthians 13 LETTER OF RECONCILIATION Right Relationship in Ministry, 1:19:15 Variation 1: Solidarity in Affliction and Joy, 1:12:13 28 The Salutation, 1:1-2 30 Thanksgiving: The Afflicted Consoled, 1:3-7 33 The Sentence of Death and the Witness of Conscience, 39 1:8-14 God's Unequivocal "Yes," 1:15-22 43 Heart Truth: As God Is My Witness, 1:232:4 48 An Offender Forgiven, 2:5-11 53 Looking for Titus in Macedonia, 2:12-13 58 Variation 2: New Ministry in the Light of Christ, 2:147:4 59 The New Operation of God's Spirit, 2:143:18 61 Renewal of Human Life, 4:15:10 88 The Reconciling of the World to God, 5:117:4 117
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