General Resources for 2 Corinthians
(Check the Scripture Index for links and study resources pertaining to specific pericopes)

• Introductions, Overviews & General Resources:
  • 2 Corinthians at Luther Seminary's Bible Tutor. Study basics about Bible books, people, dates, places, and content, and take web-based self-tests. CD-ROM of Advanced Studies also available at their site.
  • 2 Corinthians, Wikipedia.
  • Introduction to the Book of 2 Corinthians, New American Bible.
  • 2 Corinthians, Pauline Literature, L. Gregory Bloomquist, 2003.
  • 2 Corinthians: Introduction and Outline by Professor Barry D. Smith, Atlantic Baptist University, in Religious Studies 1023: The New Testament and Its Context.
  • Introduction, Outline and Bibliography by David Malick at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
  • Introduction, Argument and Outline by Daniel B. Wallace, Dallas Theological Seminary.
  • Epistles to the Corinthians and Corinth in the Catholic Encyclopedia.
  • The Book of 2 Corinthians in the World Wide Study Bible.
  • Bible Basics (2 Corinthians) by NetMinistries. (Very basic - includes .wav files with pronunciation of Biblical words)
  • Walking Through the Bible: 2 Corinthians.
  • Biblenotes summary: 2 Corinthians.
• Commentary, Exegesis, Studies, etc.:
  • 2 Corinthians, Geneva Study Bible, 1599.
  • 2 Corinthians, Matthew Henry Complete Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1706.
  • 2 Corinthians, John Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament.
  • 2 Corinthians, Wesley's Notes, c 1760.
  • 2 Corinthians, Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871.
  • 2 Corinthians, People's New Testament, 1891.
  • 2 Corinthians, Scofield Reference Notes, 1917.
  • 2 Corinthians, John Gill's Exposition of the Bible.
  • 2 Corinthians, Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament.
  • "Conflict and Community in the Corinthian Church," United Methodist Women. This is a wonderful, developing study site for 1 and 2 Corinthians which includes background information, maps, illustrations, and study guide questions.
  • Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians, verse by verse commentary, Robert Nguyen Cramer, BibleTexts.com.
  • 2 Corinthians, Expository Notes, Dr. Thomas L. Constable, Dallas Theological Seminary, 2005 edition.
  • Free Bible Commentary, 1 & 2 Corinthians, Dr. Bob Utley, Professor of Hermeneutics, East Texas Baptist University.
• Articles and Background:
  • Corinthians, Volume XVI, Number 4, Word & World, Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary, 1996.
    • "The Second Thoughts of a Captive Intellect: Pastoral Reflections on Paul's Letters to the Corinthians," Jerry K. Robbins
    • "No Noose Is Good News: Leadership as a Theological Problem in the Corinthians Correspondence," David E. Fredrickson
    • "Preaching to an Alien Culture: Resources in the Corinthians Letters," Edgar Krentz
  • "The Problems at Corinth," from Dr. James D. Tabor's The Jewish Roman World of Jesus.
  • "The Corinthian Correspondence," color-coded according to content and style, from Dr. James D. Tabor's The Jewish Roman World of Jesus.
  • The Corinth Computer Project: Reconstructing the Landscape and City Plan of Roman Corinth, Dr. David Gilman Romano, Director.
  • "Letters from the Ancient World: Issues of Honor and Shame Permeate Paul's Letters," Katrina Poetker, Soujourner's Online Living the Word, March/April, 2000.
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  • Brown, Alexandra R., "The Gospel Takes Place: Paul's Theology of Power-in-Weakness in 2 Corinthians," Interpretation, 1998.
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  • Furnish, Victor Paul, "Paul and the Corinthians: The Letters, the Challenges of Ministry, the Gospel," Interpretation, 1998.
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  • Johnson, Lee A., "Paul's Epistolary Presence in Corinth: A New Look at Robert W. Funk's Apostolic Parousia," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2006.
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• Reviews:
  • 2000:
    • Oropeza, BJ, Paul and Apostasy: Eschatology, Perseverance, and Falling Away in the Corinthian Congregation. Mohr Siebeck, 2000. Review by Grant R. Osborne, Trinity Journal, 2004.
  • 2003:
    • Burke, Trevor J. and J. Keith Elliott, eds., Paul and the Corinthians: Studies on a Community in Conflict. Essays in Honour of Margaret Thrall. Brill, 2003. Review by Joubert Stephan, Review of Biblical Literature, 2007.
    • Hall, David R., The Unity of the Corinthian Correspondence. T&T Clark, 2003. Reviews by Russell Sisson and Verlyn Verbrugge in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
    • Matera, Frank J., II Corinthians. Westminster John Knox, 2003.
      • Review by Tobias Nicklas in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
      • Review by Calvin J. Roetzel in The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2004.
  • 2004:
    • Adams, Edward and David G. Horrell, eds., Christianity at Corinth: The Quest for the Pauline Church. Westminster John Knox, 2004. Reviews by Verlyn Verbrugge and Alan Johnson in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
    • Long, Fredrick J., Ancient Rhetoric and Paul's Apology: The Compositional Unity of 2 Corinthians. Cambridge University Press, 2005. Review by Moises Silva, Review of Biblical Literature, 2005.
    • Økland, Jorunn, Women in Their Place: Paul and the Corinthian Discourse of Gender and Sanctuary Space. T&T Clark, 2004.
      • Review by Davina Lopez, Review of Biblical Literature, 2005.
      • Review by Joseph Marchal, Review of Biblical Literature, 2005.
  • 2005:
    • Harris, Murray J., The Second Epistle to the Corinthians. Eerdmans, 2005. Review by Tobias Nicklas, Review of Biblical Literature, 2005. Review by H. Williams, Review of Biblical Literatuer, 2007.
    • Keener, Craig S., 1-2 Corinthians. Cambridge University Press, 2005. Review by Friedrich Horn, Review of Biblical Literature, 2006.
    • Pascuzzi, Maria A., First and Second Corinthians. Liturgical Press, 2005. Review by Reimund Bieringer, Review of Biblical Literature, 2006.
    • Schowalter, Daniel N. and Steven J. Friesen, eds., Urban Religion in Roman Corinth: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Harvard University Press, 2005. Review by Jonathan Reed, Review of Biblical Literature, 2007.
    • Stegman, Thomas. The Character of Jesus: the Linchpin to Paul's Argument in 2 Corinthians. Pontifical Biblical Institute, 2005. Review by Verlyn Vergbrugge, Review of Biblical Literature, 2006.
    • Swanson, Rueben, New Testament Greek Manuscripts: Variant Readings Arranged in Horizontal Lines against Codex Vaticanus: 2 Corinthians. Tyndale, 2005. Review by Michael F. Bird, Review of Biblical Literature, 2007.
  • 2007:
    • Garcilazo, Albert V., The Corinthian Dissenters and the Stoics. Lang, 2007. Review by Stephan Joubert, Review of Biblical Literature, 2008.
• Resources for Paul and the Pauline Epistles.