Reviews for The Second Epistle of Paul to the Corinthians

The average rating for The Second Epistle of Paul to the Corinthians based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2020-05-19 00:00:00 Damion Warren Stephen Olford in his book “Anointed Expository Preaching” characterizes informative lecturing as, “enabled lecturing that legitimately presents the shape and accentuation of the message to the shape and accentuation of a scriptural book.” Therefore, so as to lecture or to show the holy book in any way in an interpretive manner, it is important to decide the structure of the content one is instructing from. The Exegetical Guide to the Greek New Testament: 2 Corinthians is the eleventh volume in the EGGNT commentary series (covering twelve of the books of the New Testament so far) This arrangement is exceptionally noteworthy for its structure and detail, similarly as with all volumes in the EGGNT, the creator is a specialist in his field, a researcher of high gauge. This volume is composed by Colin G. Kruse, Bible reporter and Emeritus Scholar at Melbourne School of Theology. Any editorial composed by Kruse is a sure thing for precision and a moderate methodology. Numerous discourses occupy a great deal of room discussing things like origin, dating, and keeping in mind that Kruse quickly addresses these conversations, he doesn’t sit around idly time getting to the meat of the book. In this editorial, Kruse adheres near the Greek content, giving cautious consideration to the syntactic progression of the first language. One thing that I saw as exceptionally supportive about Kruse’s analysis on the language is that when an issue emerges where researchers are isolated on the most proficient method to take it, Kruse arranges his own choice with regards to how different analysts have come to settle on their own choices, and gives their justification just as his own. With regards to different volumes in this arrangement and the accentuation on the point by point examination of the Greek content, this is a specialized analysis. It’s everything about the Greek that Paul utilizes in 2 Corinthians. What’s more, clearly Kruse has been meticulously honest in his methodology and investigation of the Greek content of 2 Corinthians. Moving section by-part and stanza by-refrain, he gives us the subtleties of the Greek. At that point he even discovers space for a touch of analysis on the significance. Likewise essential is the way that this volume remembers some material from Kruse’s changed discourse for 2 Corinthians for the Tyndale New Testament Commentary arrangement. Fundamentally this volume is incredible for lecturing and educating as the investigation for each area incorporates areas with proposals for additional examination and admonition. This organization is likewise a consistent for this arrangement. The handiness of this volume is this: The more Greek with which one is natural, the more valuable and practical one will discover this volume. And furthermore, similar to different volumes, this is one that should remain primed and ready for ministers on the off chance that they are lecturing through 2 Corinthians. Any entry that may from the start seem cloudy will be disclosed by Kruse’s definite examination. On the off chance that you aren’t acquainted with the Greek content of the New Testament, you can in any case advantage immensely from this editorial. Toward the finish of each significant segment, Kruse spreads out the structure of that segment in English and gives some homiletical recommendations on how one may lecture or show the content. I would believe this to be an extraordinary center ground between the customary peaceful level analysis and the all Greek technical commentaries for the lifelong academician. I would especially recommend this book to the person who wants to grow in their knowledge of 2 Corinthians, pastors and students alike!

Review # 2 was written on 2020-06-05 00:00:00 Jeremy Gross I’m not exactly a Greek scholar. Languages were never my forte and I’ve been quite content in my ministry to leave the job of parsing the Greek to people more qualified. Besides, every time I opened up a commentary based on the Greek NT, I just found myself overwhelmed. Seminary degree or no, it was all Greek to me…even the parts that weren’t. That’s a bit of an exaggeration, but still—I needed something that would be challenging but not overwhelming. And with the Exegetical Guide to the Greek New Testament: 2 Corinthians, I think I’ve found that. I’m not really at the level needed to critique Colin Kruse’s parsing of the Greek text, but I can tell you that I understood it. The design and breakdown of the text is absolutely top-notch. Kruse will go through the overall structure of a piece, then break it down verse by verse. This was particularly helpful and enabled me to better keep my focus as I read through the text. I did keep an English language Bible beside me at all times to help me better reference the text, but that’s more due to my lack of confidence in my Greek. Just doing that, though, gave me some insight into certain translational differences in various English translations. The further reading section is also an absolute goldmine. Rather than litter the text with various references and footnotes, this series has chosen to tuck them neatly into a fairly comprehensive list of further resources. It’s a good way of showing the background for certain decisions without getting bogged down in explaining them. The pastoral side of me also loves the homiletical suggestions. Those sections really help bridge the gap in making the Greek accessible to the average layperson. I think too often, when I really study a passage in Greek, I end up liking to preach about the Greek instead of the Scripture. This section takes me from being a linguist and reminds me why I was reading Greek in the first place. In the end, I don’t have the time or the skill to do all the work myself. This volume puts enough of the pieces together and does enough of the work that it makes it worthwhile for me to dive into it. It’s like a box cake mix. Is from scratch better? Well…it’s a lot harder, takes a lot longer, and is only better if you’re a good baker. With a box mix, pretty much anyone can bake a cake. That’s what I needed here.