2 Corinthians

Second letter by Paul to the Corinthians. The letters put together into 2 Corinthians between the years 55 and 57 CE.

Names

 * Paul: In regards to 2 Corinthians, Paul was the writing because he could meet in person at times.
 * Timothy: an apostle who worked with Paul
 * Titus: another disciple working with Paul and Timothy who went back and forth between Corinth and Macedonia.

Concepts

 * The purpose of the letters were to affirm Paul's ministry, defend his authority as an apostle, and refute the false teachings in Corinth.


 * Paul is writing to Corinth in order to defend the Truth against the "super apostles".


 * Paul fights the old laws of Moses and attempts to explain the new covenant.

Ideas
2 Corinthians was not a single letter, but a combination of three letters written by Paul to the people of Corinth (according to Borg). These three letters consist of  chapters 10-13 followed by chapters 8-9, and the last letter writen became chapters 1-7.