II Corinthians 1-7: Volume 1 - Softcover

Thrall, Margaret

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0567084256 ISBN 13: 9780567084255

Publisher: T&T Clark, 2004

Synopsis

For over one hundred years, the International Critical Commentary series has held a special place among works on the Bible. It has sought to bring together all the relevant aids to exegesis - linguistic and textual no less than archaeological, historical, literary and theological-with a level of comprehension and quality of scholarship unmatched by any other series.

No attempt has been made to secure a uniform theological or critical approach to the biblical text: contributors have been invited for their scholarly distinction, not for their adherence to any one school of thought. The first paperback editions to be published cover the heart of the New Testament, providing a wealth of information and research in accessible and attractive format.

About this title

About the Author:

Christopher Tuckett is Professor in New Testament in the University of Oxford.

Review:

"She has completed the first of two volumes of what will become a standard work of detailed exegesis on the Greek text of 2 Corinthians and a model of thorough interaction with current scholarship."—Philip H. Towner, Scottish Journal of Theology"Few of the canonical books makes such exacting demands on the commentator as 2 Corinthians. Anyone attempting to reconstruct from oblique and allusive references what had actually happened in Corinth faces unusually baffling problems, for the most part excluding all solutions save those with their degree of probability carefully quantified (as is conscientiously done by Thrall). The same is true of the cruces which stud almost every chapter. No wonder that the vast literature on this epistle is particularly taxing to interact with. All the more credit, then, to Thrall for her achivement in giving us so much, in the space available, about a document which has recently been attracting even more attention that before. Dr Thrall manages to combine remarkable conciseness with almost unfailing clarity."—C. J. A. Hickling, Journal of Theological Studies"This is a magnificently substantial volume, the rich fruit of a super-abounding labour. This large and generous and patient work does not belong on a large shelf, but on the large desk of any who is willing to engage, no holds barred, with the mind and/or imagination of the apostle. Everyone awaits with eager expectation the next enthralling instalment." —Douglas A. Templeton, Epworth Review"A fine accomplishment and an important addition to the commentaries on 2 Corinthians."—E. Earle Ellis, Southwestern Journal of Theology

"Margaret Thrall . . . is the perfect guide to assist the reader through this difficult text. . . . After a lifetime of work on Pal, she commands an awesome familiarity with every aspect of II Corinthians and the forest of literature upon it. The ICC commentaries are renowned for their thoroughness in exegetical detail, and Thrall provides translation, textual notes, linguistic analysis and historical discussion in full . . . Thus this is an ideal commentary for those engaged in serious, detailed engagement with the (Greek) text."
—Anvil, 18:4, 2001

About this edition

• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0567084256
• ISBN 13: 9780567084255
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 540