The Message of 2 Corinthians: Power in Weakness (Bible Speaks Today)

Publisher's Description

The letter of 2 Corinthians is important, Paul Barnett believes, for its magnificent message that God’s power is brought to people in their weakness, not in human strength.

This momentous theme emerges in a dramatic real–life situation. The apostle confronts shadowy opponents who had recently come to Corinth and formed an alliance with some of the church leaders and members. His letter is a fascinating record of that conflict.

Barnett argues that this heated debate between apparent power and apparent weakness is still with us today. His aim in this exposition has been to allow the timely message of “God’s fool” to be clearly heard.

About the Author

Paul Barnett was, until his retirement, Anglican bishop of North Sydney in Australia. He remains Senior Research Fellow in ancient history at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, and Teaching Fellow at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia. He is also the author os Is the New Testament Reliable?, Behind the Scenes of the New Testament, Jesus and the Logic of History, and Jesus and the Rise of Early Christianity.