Day 29 - 1 Corinthians 14:1-2 Corinthians 4:18

2 Corinthians

Paul wrote this book (2 Corinthians 1:1, 2 Corinthians 10:1) shortly after he wrote the first letter to Corinth. In it, we find more autobiographical material than in any of his other writings. But, according to 1 Corinthians 5:9, Paul's first letter to Corinth was not the letter which now exists as 1 Corinthians, but one which preceded that letter and has since been lost. Thus, 2 Corinthians has historically been considered Paul's third letter to that church.

Although the number and dates of writing of Paul's letters to Corinth is debated, 2 Corinthians was written from Ephesus during Paul's third missionary journey. After he had sent the letter we have as 1 Corinthians Paul returned to Corinth; presumably to further clarify his teaching found in the two previous letters he wrote there. It was after this visit and his return again to Ephesus that Paul wrote this last letter, 2 Corinthians, around AD 55.

This letter deals primarily with his apostleship and the presence of false teachers in the church. Paul defends both his message and his calling which were being attacked by his opponents. In addition, he provides himself as an example of ministry.

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