{"product_id":"9780802876812","title":"Paul and the Corinthians","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA fascinating study of a turbulent partnership\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the apostle Paul and the Christian community in Corinth, what began as a warm partnership spiraled into suspicion and defensiveness. In \u003cem\u003ePaul and the Corinthians: Reconstructing the Relationship and the Letters\u003c\/em\u003e, distinguished scholar Paul B. Duff uses the biblical text to illuminate the dramatic arc of this fractured relationship--one marked by rival factions, questions of integrity, and emotional pleas written in \"distress and anguish of heart.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEngaging in detailed analysis of the Corinthian correspondence, Duff traces how divisions arose in the community Paul founded. As tensions escalated, Paul found himself walking a precarious line between competing factions--sometimes successfully, sometimes not. His attempts to address controversies and collect funds for Jerusalem believers only deepened the Corinthians doubts about his authority and motives. The result? Two letters of defense, followed by a carefully crafted offer of reconciliation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis comprehensive study reconstructs the complete chronology of the relationship and also addresses a question scholars have long debated: why were Pauls multiple letters to the Corinthian Christians assembled into the puzzling document we now call 2 Corinthians? Duff offers fresh answers that illuminate both the historical relationship and the editorial decisions that shaped the biblical canon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEssential reading for New Testament scholars and anyone studying the Pauline corpus, \u003cem\u003ePaul and the Corinthians\u003c\/em\u003e provides a richly detailed account of Pauls complicated relationship with the Corinthians--and in so doing, offers valuable insight into how early Christian communities navigated conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"EERDMANS TRADE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47825513709620,"sku":"9780802876812","price":154.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/9390\/2132\/files\/9780802876812.jpg?v=1779315358","url":"https:\/\/woodslane.com.au\/products\/9780802876812","provider":"Woodslane","version":"1.0","type":"link"}