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Bible Question:
My brothers and sisters in christ I am busy with a bible study of which I have this qustion. In this question I need to give an analysis of the problem. What is the analysis of the problem in 2 corinthians 8-9. I need to base the analysis on what Paul actually says and need to be aware of 1 corinthians 16:1-4 and Romans 15:23-29 as well a big thank you for your help |
Bible Answer: tachminite The word problem to some only means that there was a definite probelm that the audience had, or that the writer had with the audience. That is not all that the word "problem" means, however, when doing form criticism, or an advanced level Bible study. The word problem can refer to a problem that a church had internaly or with the writer. The word problem can mean differences between texts on the same subject. The word problem in form criticism can mean something else though, it can mean as little as a verse that needs clarification, or as much as reasons why the writer says something should be done in relation to the church not having done it yet, and there are many more things it means. In this last sense our regular understanding of the word problem does not apply. The word problem is being used to say that something needs to be understood more by the reader and not to say that the people involved necessarily had a "problem" with each other. This seems to be how you have used the word problem. I do not make great claims to know more than others, or you, or have "the" answers as opposed to others, including Searcher. Searcher made valid points there, very valid. In the sense that I have outlined it, there is a "problem" in chapters 8 and 9 of 2 Corinthians. The "problem" is that Corinth had made a commitment a year ago from when Paul was writing them to make their contribution to Jerusalem along with the other churches and had not finished doing it yet. - 2 Corinthians 10-12 The churches of Macedonia were poor churches and had finished getting together their contributions out of the "liberality" of their hearts. At this point in time the wealth of their contribution has exceeded their poverty and they wasted no time in readying the matter. The church at Corinth was doing better economicaly, and had promised a large gift. But, had not gotten their contribution ready and now it had been a year and it was time for the contribution to be already completed. Paul is writing to them to let them know that he is sending brethren to collect the money which they had already promised. 1 Corinthians 16:1-5 - Paul speaks of the collection for Jerusalem and tells Corinth to save some money at the first of each week for this same collection. We should be careful not to marry saving each week on the first day of the week, although it is a valid application to say that it means saving for every week's service, with Paul's original intent that Corinth save each week and put it away to have the collection for Jerusalem ready. Paul speaks in verse 5 of coming to Corinth after going to Macedonia. He was going to Macedonia to pick up the collection and was planning to proceed to Corinth to complete picking up collections. By the time we come to Romans 15:23-29 two years later Paul is still on his way to Jerusalem to bring the same collection he has been working on all along. The collection took a long time between the churches in Macedonia and Achaia, two Roman provinces in the north and south of Greece to be gotten ready, possibly because of waiting on Corinth. Paul makes a subtle plea in Romans 15:24 to be helped by them, he is most likely speaking of collecting money from the church at Rome to take to Spain. He makes an even subtler reference to this in Romans 1:13 as "obtaining fruit among you even as amongst the rest of the Gentiles" (perhaps the churches in Macedonia and Achaia). So this is talking about a different collection. But then he mentions the collection to Jerusalem and talks about being delayed because of it in coming to Rome. blessings abound, bowler |
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