2 Corinthians: A Devotional Commentary for Study and Preaching (People's Bible Commentaries) (The People's Bible Commentary) - Softcover

Besancon Spencer, Aida

 
9781841010731: 2 Corinthians: A Devotional Commentary for Study and Preaching (People's Bible Commentaries) (The People's Bible Commentary)

Synopsis

The People's Bible Commentary (PBC) is designed for all those who want to study the scriptures in a way that will warm the heart as well as instruct the mind. Paul's second letter to the young church at Corinth is forged in difficult circumstances. False teachers were challenging his authority and he also had to defend the practice of church discipline for those who had strayed. Despite the believers' failings - their criticism of Paul's ministry in particular- his love and concern for them shines throughout this letter. Above all, he yearns for them to hold to the truth revealed to them: 'This extraordinary power belongs to God and does not come from us...

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About the Author

Dr Aida Besancon Spencer is Professor of New Testament at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Massachusetts, USA. She has written numerous books, chapters and articles including Beyond the Curse (Hendrickson, 1989) and, most recently, Marriage at the Crossroads (IVP, 2009) and Global Voices on Biblical Equality (Wipf and Stock, 2008).

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ISBN 10:  031036101X ISBN 13:  9780310361015
Publisher: Zondervan, 1989
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