{"collection":"Hypertext Bible","full_text_available":false,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/sacred_texts_v1_bib_web_co2_htm/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/sacred_texts_v1_bib_web_co2_htm","id":"sacred_texts_v1_bib_web_co2_htm","license":"unknown_pending_legal_review","rights_basis":"sacred_texts_v1_preview_gate_primary_text_only; acquisition-method/ToS and compilation-copyright questions still open, not resolved by this gate","source":"sacred_texts_v1","source_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/bib/web/co2.htm","summary":"This is the opening chapters (1\u20135) of the Second Epistle to the Corinthians, a first-century pastoral letter from the New Testament attributed to the Apostle Paul, written to the Christian community in Corinth. The letter's central concern is Paul's defense of his apostolic authority and the authenticity of his ministry in the face of apparent criticism from some in the Corinthian church \u2014 he addresses accusations of fickleness, self-promotion, and questionable credentials. A major theological argument runs through these chapters: that suffering and weakness are not signs of illegitimacy but are the very means through which divine power and comfort are made manifest, encapsulated in the image of \"treasure in clay vessels.\" Paul also develops a sustained contrast between the old covenant (the \"ministry of death\" written in stone) and the new covenant of the Spirit, arguing the latter surpasses the former in glory and brings transformation rather than condemnation. The passage culminates in Paul's famous \"new creation\" declaration and his articulation of the \"ministry of reconciliation\" \u2014 the claim that God was reconciling the world to himself through Christ, and has entrusted that message to apostles like Paul.","tags":["English Bible Translations","Modern Bible Translations","New Testament"],"text":null,"title":"World English Bible: 2 Corinthians","tradition":"Hypertext Bible","translated_text":null,"word_count":6346}