Corpus-Paul

[Edgar Krentz <ekrentz AT lstc.edu>]

>Bob Macdonald wrote:
>>Has anyone ever considered that 1 Cor might have been the severe letter? It
>>begins with a strong criticism of divisions in Corinth, treats them as
>>infants in ch 3, warns severely in 4:21, is not exactly gentle in ch 5 and
>>6. And is quite critical in ch 15 (v 34).
>
>However, the proponents of the old view were correct in one respect: the
>travel plan of 2 Cor 1:15-16 should be placed before that of 1 Cor 16:10.
>Placing it after 1 Cor 16:10 requires implausibly forced reconstructions of
>subsequent events.

I hope Richard will expand on the above paragraph at length. Here he is
using, meines Erachtens, a historical critical reading. Does it agree with
a rhetorical reading, which Richard earlier seemed to give precedence over
historical reconstruction.

That is a way of saying that I would appreciate in light of the above a
nuanced statement on method(s) from Richard.

Thanks, Ed Krentz


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