2 Corinthians
This Second Epistle to the Corinthians focuses on Paul's defense of his apostolic authority, his emphasis on suffering as a sign of Christ's strength, the importance of reconciliation and forgiveness, and the call for believers to live a new life of love and transformed existence in the world. Key themes include the paradox of the cross (strength in weakness), the nature of ministry (2 Corinthians 9:12 diakonia tes leitourgias...eucharistiōn tou Theos), the significance of scripture, and the collection of money for the church.
3 Corinthians is an epistle preserved in four languages, with Armenian and Ethiopian churches still using it in regular readings. The central theme is the defense of the bodily resurrection and the true incarnation of Jesus Christ. Salvation comes through Christ’s real, physical death and resurrection, which restores fallen humanity and guarantees believers their own resurrection. Faithfulness to apostolic teaching leads to eternal life, while rejecting it leads to judgment.
https://www.tonyburke.ca/wp-content/uploads/3-Corinthians.pdf
Sometimes authors shared original thoughts, and sometimes listeners or other audiences passed on the info. Not only for epistles to the Corinthians, but in general new testament authors had a practice of quoting important or famous writings outside to 5-22 scroll Aramaic bible or the 53-88 scroll Greek bible. Examples include:
Classical Poets: Paul quotes Aratus (Acts 17:28), Epimenides (Titus 1:12), and Menander (1 Cor 15:33).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-canonical_books_referenced_in_the_Bible
Pseudepigrapha: The Book of Enoch is directly quoted in Jude 1:14-15. Apocryphon of Jannes and Jambres mentioned in 2 Timothy 3:8
Title - Thesis | Scroll | Short Description | Synthesis 2nd Temple | Antithesis | Synthesis Apostolic | Synthesis Amoraim | Continent Origin | Southern Worldview | Northern Worldview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 Corinthians | Scroll 78 | Diaconate of the Liturgy | Paul called to be an apostle...and Timothy...to the church of God which is at Corinth | Pros Korinthious B | Doctrine | NA | Europe | Pauline Epistle | Epistle |
Category Reference Guide
Title/Thesis - The name of the book in American English
Synthesis 2nd Temple - The name of the book in order of its presentation other than the Apostles, ranging from 2nd temple Judaism up to the 1st century
Antithesis - The name of the book in another language
Synthesis Apostolic - The identity of the book in order of its presentation according to Tradition in the church after the 3rd century
Synthesis Amoraim - The name of the book in order of its presentation other than the Apostles, ranging from Tannaim up to the 5th century
Continent Origin - Continent from where the Text Type Source comes from
Southern Worldview - Catalog strategy for storing the scrolls include the interpretation. South means Africa or Egypt (Alexandrian) such as LXX. South of Palestine.
Northern Worldview - Catalog strategy for storing the scrolls include the interpretation. North means Asia or Persia (Babylonian) such as Masoretic. North of Palestine.
Here are additional resources for those who want to continue learning and exploring:
Link to some reference to Q&As on the Letter to the Corinthians