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Proverbs, Persuasion and People: A Three-Dimensional Investigation of 2 Cor 9.6–15

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 April 2002

BART B. BRUEHLER
BART B. BRUEHLER
Affiliation:
Graduate Division of Religion, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 30021, USA
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Abstract

2 Cor 9.6–15 is crucial for understanding Paul's collection for Jerusalem, and this investigation exegetically examines the text while giving particular attention to three dimensions: sapiential material, rhetoric, and the socio-economic nature of the Corinthian church. The study concludes that the sapiential material comes from a Hellenistic Jewish background, though it shares affinities with Greco-Roman themes. Paul employs deliberative logos in vv. 6–10 as he addresses those in the lower socio-economic levels of the church, while he primarily employs pathos in vv. 12–14 and addresses those in the higher socio-economic levels of the church.

Type
Research Article
Information
New Testament Studies , Volume 48 , Issue 2 , April 2002 , pp. 209 - 224
Copyright
© 2002 Cambridge University Press

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