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Corinthians, Second Epistle to the: Shortly after writing his first letter to the Corinthians, Paul left
Ephesus, where intense excitement had been aroused against him, the
evidence of his great success, and proceeded to Macedonia. Pursuing
the usual route, he reached Troas, the port of departure for Europe.
Here he expected to meet with Titus, whom he had sent from Ephesus to
Corinth, with tidings of the effects produced on the church there by
the first epistle; but was disappointed
(1 Corinthians 16:9; 2 Corinthians 1:8; 2:12,13)
He then left Troas and proceeded to Macedonia; and at Philippi, where
he tarried, he was soon joined by Titus
(2 Corinthians 7:6,7) who brought him
good news from Corinth, and also by Timothy. Under the influence of
the feelings awakened in his mind by the favourable report which
Titus brought back from Corinth, this second epistle was written. It
was probably written at Philippi, or, as some think, Thessalonica,
early in the year A.D. 58 and was sent to Corinth by Titus. This
letter he addresses not only to the church in Corinth, but also to
the saints in all Achaia, i.e., in Athens, Cenchrea, and other cities
in Greece. The contents of this epistle may be thus arranged:
1. Paul speaks of his spiritual labours and course of life, and
expresses his warm affection toward the Corinthians
(
(2 Corinthians 1:1-7:16))
2. He gives specific directions regarding the collection that was
to be made for their poor brethren in Judea (
(2 Corinthians 8:1-9:15))
3. He defends his own apostolic claim (
(2 Corinthians 10:1-13:14)) and
justifies himself from the charges and insinuations of the
false teacher and his adherents.
This epistle, it has been well said, shows the individuallity of the
apostle more than any other. "Human weakness, spiritual strength, the
deepest tenderness of affection, wounded feeling, sternness, irony,
rebuke, impassioned self-vindication, humility, a just self-respect,
zeal for the welfare of the weak and suffering, as well as for the
progress of the church of Christ and for the spiritual advancement of
its members, are all displayed in turn in the course of his
appeal."--Lias, Second Corinthians. Of the effects produced on the
Corinthian church by this epistle we have no definite information. We
know that Paul visited Corinth after he had written it
(Acts 20:2,3)
and that on that occasion he tarried there for three months. In his
letter to Rome, written at this time, he sent salutations from some of
the principal members of the church to the Romans.
