Religious reciprocity in 2 Corinthians 9:6-15: generosity and gratitude as legitimate responses to the χάρις του̑ θεου̑
The impact of God's ????? on the reciprocal relationship between the Corinthians and the Jerusalem community, as reflected in 2 Corinthians 9:6-15, is addressed in this essay. In verse 6-10, where agrarian imagery is related to the collection, Paul emphasises that the ????? of God provides the...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1999
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Neotestamentica
Year: 1999, Volume: 33, Issue: 1, Pages: 79-90 |
| Further subjects: | B
Theology
B 2 Cor B Christianity B Religous reciprocity |
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| Summary: | The impact of God's ????? on the reciprocal relationship between the Corinthians and the Jerusalem community, as reflected in 2 Corinthians 9:6-15, is addressed in this essay. In verse 6-10, where agrarian imagery is related to the collection, Paul emphasises that the ????? of God provides the Corinthians with material and spiritual ????????? to contribute generously to the collection for Jerusalem. In verses 11-15 the apostle reflects on the successful completion of the collection on the part of the Corinthians. Jerusalem's consequent prayers of thanksgiving, which give concrete expression to the reciprocal relationship (????????) between them, is also related to the pro-active grace of God. |
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| ISSN: | 2518-4628 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Neotestamentica
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.10520/AJA2548356_487 |