Bøger af Jan Lambrecht

Not an easy letter to follow, the emotional language used in 2 Corinthians, the question of the integrity of 2 Corinthians as a letter, and inadequate information about the concrete situation at Corinth and the identity of Paul's opponents make following the flow of Paul's argument difficult at times. Lambrecht provides needed clarification.

In this third and last volume fifty-five more exegetical notes are brought together in nine sections (Matthew, Mark,...). My attempt remains to analyse as carefully as possible what the New Testament author meant and what the original readers must have understood. And what do these texts mean for us today? For the Synoptics diachronic redaction criticism is applied, as well as synchronic, narrative analysis. In Paul's reasoning often gaps have to be filled; sometimes his logic is complex. A canonical list of my collected essays since 1994 is added.

In this second volume, fifty-two more exegetical notes are assembled in three sections: Synoptic Gospels, Pauline Letters, and Ephesians. The notes on Ephesians cover the whole letter: structural analysis and thematic reflection. The aim of the other essays is to investigate the logic of a New Testament passage, mostly in reaction to a recent publication. Can we come closer to the sense intended by the biblical author? And what does this mean to us today?

"Second Corinthians" is often regarded as the most personal of Paul's letters. In this letter, Paul more than once fiercely counters the attacks of his opponents. He extensively describes both the quality and circumstances of his apostolic existence: the sufferings he endures, the opposition he encounters, and his continual care for the churches.