2 Corinthians 8
A folio of Papyrus 46 (written c. AD 200), containing 2 Corinthians 11:33–12:9. This manuscript contains almost complete parts of the whole Pauline epistles.
BookSecond Epistle to the Corinthians
CategoryPauline epistles
Christian Bible partNew Testament
Order in the Christian part8

2 Corinthians 8 is the eighth chapter of the Second Epistle to the Corinthians in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It is authored by Paul the Apostle and Timothy (2 Corinthians 1:1) in Macedonia in 55–56 CE.[1] This chapter, and the next one, "are devoted entirely to the topic of generous giving".[2]

Text

The original text was written in Koine Greek. This chapter is divided into 24 verses.

Textual witnesses

Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter are:

Old Testament references

Verse 9

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich.[3]

Verse 18

And we have sent with him the brother, whose praise is in the gospel throughout all the churches.[5]

For many church fathers, such as Pseudo-Ignatius (250 AD),[6] John Chrysostom (407 AD),[7] Jerome (420 AD) [8] Pelagius (420 AD),[9] Oecumenius (990 AD),[10] this Pauline verse written in 55 AD refers to Luke and his gospel.

Lukan authorship of a New Testament Gospel is dead in the water, as far as mainstream Bible scholars are concerned.[11][12][13][14]

Collection for the Judean Saints

"Next to his ministry of preaching to the Gentiles, Paul's most important activity during his ministry was to collect money for the poor [believers] in Jerusalem."[2] Paul confirms in Galatians 2:10 that this was a part of his ministry which he considered important and endorsed by the leaders of the church in Jerusalem.

See also

References

  1. ^ MacDonald 2007, p. 1134.
  2. ^ a b Buls, H. H., Buls' Notes: 2 Corinthians 8:1–9; 13–14, accessed September 5, 2017
  3. ^ 2 Corinthians 8:9 NKJV
  4. ^ John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible, 2 Corinthians 8:9
  5. ^ 2 Corinthians 8:18 KJV
  6. ^ Spurious Ad Ephesians XV
  7. ^ Homilies on the Epistles of Paul to the Corinthians 18.1.
  8. ^ Jerome. Lives of Illustrius Men for Jerome, Chapter VII . Translated by Philip Schaff – via Wikisource.
  9. ^ Migne PL 30:793D.
  10. ^ Pauline Commentary from the Greek Church
  11. ^ Millard, Alan (2006). "Authors, Books, and Readers in the Ancient World". In Rogerson, J.W.; Lieu, Judith M. (eds.). The Oxford Handbook of Biblical Studies. Oxford University Press. p. 558. ISBN 978-0199254255. The historical narratives, the Gospels and Acts, are anonymous, the attributions to Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John being first reported in the mid-second century by Irenaeus
  12. ^ Reddish 2011, pp. 13, 42.
  13. ^ Perkins & Coogan 2010, p. 1380.
  14. ^ Coogan et al. 2018, p. 1380.

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External links

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