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  • From: Paul Toseland <paul AT toseland.f9.co.uk>
  • To: Corpus-paul <corpus-paul AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: 'The Corinthian Crisis' - for review
  • Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2000 23:33:55 +0000


I would like to draw the attention of list members to a slight revision
of my recently completed doctoral dissertation, 'The Corinthian Crisis:
A reconstruction of the events leading up to the composition of the
Letter of Tears, and of 2 Corinthians', now available at

http://www.toseland.f9.co.uk/paul/ccindex.htm

Following Bleek (1830), it is argued that the church in Corinth
initially rejected the demand of 1 Cor 5:1-13 for the expulsion of the
notorious “incestuous man”, precipitating a major crisis. Paul
responded by letter, the so-called Letter of Tears, now lost.

At this time, Paul suffered a severe illness (2 Cor 1:8-11); this he
understood as a divine response to the situation in Corinth, and to his
solidarity with the rebellious church. 2 Cor 1-7 is an integrated
response to the rhetorical situation created in Corinth by the Letter
of Tears, explaining the role of his own sufferings in the resolution
of the crisis. Key elements of the Letter of Tears are reconstructed,
and new arguments are offered for the literary unity of 2 Corinthians.
Evidence is offered of Paul's literary dependence on the Testaments of
the Twelve Patriarchs.

The site also provides a chapter by chapter synopsis.


Paul Toseland
Bristol, England




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