Tag: 2 Corinthians
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Study Notes – 2 Corinthians 13 1-11
We are studying 2 Corinthians 13:1-11 for Sunday, November 3. This is the “conclusion” to what we have in our Bibles as the “second” letter to the new church in Corinth, but which seems likely to be a compilation of several letters following the “first” one, which may itself be a collection of more than […]
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Notes – 2 Corinthians 8 7-15
The Uniform Series text we are studying for Sunday, August 12 is 2 Corinthians 8:7-15, a portion of Paul’s fund-raising appeal to the Corinthians for “the collection for the saints” (1 Corinthians 16:1). Here are my notes on the text: FIRST IMPRESSIONS: It sounds a lot like every other fund-raising letter! A little flattery, maybe […]
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Notes on Exodus 35 20-29 and 2 Corinthians 9 6-8
The Uniform Series text for Sunday, May 6 is actually two texts, Exodus 35:20-29, and 2 Corinthians 9:6-8. Both of them are familiar to Presbyterians from “stewardship season,” and the Exodus text is part of the Torah portion Va‘yakhel (“and he assembled,” Exodus 35:1-38:20), which came up just a few weeks ago in synagogues. Both […]
Matters of Interpretation 