9. 1 and 2 Corinthians
9. 1 and 2 Corinthians
CONTENTS
Both Corinthian epistles are occasional letters, that is, they are real letters addressed to specific people and occasioned by concrete issues; the letter form is not a mere literary device by which the author shapes his views for general publication. Questions have been raised about the cohesiveness and the authenticity of parts of these epistles, especially the second. These will be discussed below (see 9. 1 and 2 Corinthians, OCCASION). As the texts stand, however, the letters fall into two books.