2 Corinthians

I returned to seminary a few years back to hear a professor teach John’s gospel as a remake of the Genesis narrative. The parallel between Genesis 1 and John 1 is obvious, but if you press forward, the connections run throughout.

Some questions won't go away. The creed says Jesus was crucified "for us," but what do those two little words mean?

Isaiah gives voice to God. God is amazed at our epistemic closure.

Isaiah gives voice to God. God is amazed at our epistemic closure.

What makes kindness a distinctive mark of the new creation?

“For you know the generous act of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that by his poverty you might become rich.” When Paul appeals to the self-emptying nature of Christ as one of the central Christian impulses for generosity, he is ringing a familiar chord. Generosity for the Corinthians is grounded in self-emptying in much the same way that joy and worship are grounded in self-emptying for the Philippians.

The blind kitten I adopted seemed to walk by faith instead of sight—the perfect companion to take to divinity school.

2 Corinthians 8 contains the only New Testament reference, outside the infancy narratives, to Jesus being poor.

The Transfiguration provides a window through which the Christian narrative may be viewed.

The Transfiguration provides a window through which the Christian narrative may be viewed.

Why does Paul resort to both shame and pride to raise money for the Jerusalem church?