27 || CORINTHIANS AT-A-GLANCE Q & N.T. BOOK #8 AUTHOR: APOSTLE PAUL WRITTEN: 55-56 AD Old Testament: 39 Books 8 Tew Testament: 27 Books CLAIMS TO FAME: One of the few books where Paul gives details of his own life. PROBLEMS OR ISSUES THIS BOOK IS ADDRESSING: MOST FAMOUS VERSES: • Second Corinthians is actually the fourth letter Paul had written to this feisty group of believers. Two of the letters were lost in history. After three bad reports of their behavior, Paul finally got a good one. He wrote this letter to encourage them on their journey toward the kingdom of God. Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? 2 Corinthians 6:14 Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. 2 Corinthians 9:6 Important points about the Book: • Paul speaks about his own apostleship at great length in this book. It helps you get to know him as a person. Apparently, some people in Corinth had said he wasn't really an apostle because he didn't know Jesus until after Jesus' death and resurrection. He corrects that. He then uses a description of his own ministry as an exhortation for the Corinthians to live godly and open-hearted lives. He describes how he's been honest, hopeful, and devoted while suffering, and how these things have blessed his ministry.