Barnabas Barrett, C. K.
Beliar
Bema (judgment seat) Berakah (blessing formula) Berea
Betz, Hans Dieter Bjerkelund, Carl J.
Blessing in letters Boasting
Bornkamm, Günther Boyarin, Daniel Brutus
Bultmann, Rudolf Caesar, Julius
Captatio benevolentiae (generous praise) Cassius
Cenchreae Chairete (rejoice) Charin (grace)
Charin theou (grace of God) Charis (grace)
Charisasthai (pardon) Charismatic gifts Chrisas (christened) Christ. See Jesus Christ
Christoū euōdia (sweet aroma of Christ) Commandments
Conclusion of letters Condemnation, ministry of Constantine
Converts. See also Corinth; Gentiles alienation between Paul and in Macedonia
marking of, as owned and protected by God Paul’s conversion
re-socialization of sufferings of unveiling of
Corinth. See also Criticisms of Paul; “Super apostles”
chief offender against Paul in
converts to Jesus movement in generally curses on Corinthians by Paul
description of
eucharistic formula in founding missionaries in
Gnostics in
good news on, from Titus judgment of Paul by church in
and offering project for poor in Jerusalem outline of Paul’s interaction with Corinthians parent metaphor on Corinthians as Paul’s children Paul’s cancellation of third visit to
Paul’s expulsion or voluntary departure from Paul’s joy at reconciliation with Corinthians Paul’s love of Corinthians
Paul’s mission to generally Paul’s painful visit to
Paul’s praise for Corinthian converts Paul’s refusal of Corinthian patronage Paul’s visits to
poor in population of
positive effects of Corinthian “godly grief”
reciprocity between Jerusalem church and reconciliation between Paul and Corinthians religions of
sources of conflict in Titus’s delegation to 1 Corinthians
criticisms of Paul in eucharistic formula in factionalism of assembly in gospel preached by Paul in
length of time between writing of 2 Corinthians and on love
offering project in vice list in
2 Corinthians
anxious wait of Paul for Titus in challenges of
criticisms of Paul in
defense of Paul’s ministry in first letter defense of Paul’s ministry in second letter defense of Paul’s mission in generally five-letter hypothesis on
hypotheses on literary integrity of
length of time between writing of 1 Corinthians and letter for appeal for offering in
“letter of tears” and literary unity of
offering letter to churches in Achaia in offering project for poor in Jerusalem in reconciling letter in
rhetorical climax of
sequence of letter fragments in three-letter hypothesis on two-letter hypothesis on vice list in
Covenant
Mosaic covenant new covenant ministry Creation story
Crispus
Criticisms of Paul
on cancellation of third visit to Corinth by chief offender in Corinth
by disciples of “super apostles”
on offering of poor in Jerusalem and painful visit to Corinth Paul’s responses to
on physical weakness and mortality on refusal of Corinthian patronage on rhetorical skills and speech Crucifixion of Jesus Christ Cynics
Damascus
Danker, Frederick W.
Darkness and light Daube, David Death
human disobedience as cause of of Jesus Christ
ministry of Paul’s view of worldly grief and
Defense of Paul’s ministry (overview) Defense of Paul’s ministry (first letter)
affliction as validation of Paul’s ministry in appeal for open-armed welcome in
on boasting
concluding appeal in contrasts in
final appeal and defense in God’s glory in
God’s treasure in mortal bodies in Paul’s ministry God’s triumphal procession in
incense metaphor in introduction to
introductory section of irony in
letter metaphor in
ministry of reconciliation in
multiform defense of ministry in new covenant ministry in non-Pauline insertion in reconstructed salutation of stone tablet metaphor in sufferings of Paul in
sufficiency of Paul’s ministry in thanksgiving in
veiling and unveiling in
Defense of Paul’s ministry (second letter) apostolic parousia in
and assurance of tenderness and threats boasting contest in
and Corinthians’ self-examination of their own fitness final warnings and admonitions in
fool’s speech in
good and bad boasting in introduction to
irony in
letter closing, final appeal, and warnings in as “letter of tears”
on manifestation of God’s strength through weakness martial imagery in
plea for tolerance and rebuke of rival apostles in
“super apostles” and Titus and
on truth vice list in Dia touto (therefore) Diakoneo (to minister)
Diakonētheisa (being ministered to) Diakonia (gift)
Diakonia (ministry)
Diakonia (religious devotion)
Diakonia tou pneumatos (ministry of the spirit) Diakonia tou thanatou (ministry of death) Diakonos (minister)
Dikaiosynē (righteousness) Dio (therefore)
Discipline of chief offender against Paul Disclosure formula
Dokimē (proof)
Dokimos (passes the test, proof) Domitian
Doxa (glory)
Eboulomēn (wanted, desired, intended) Egrapsa (wrote)
Ei tis (if anyone)
Eikona (Lord’s image or likeness) Eirēneuete (live in peace)
Ekdikēsis (vindication) Enkakoumen (behave remiss) Enkakoumen (grow law) Enkidu
Enoch Ephesus
Epic of Gilgamesh Epicureans
Epistolary elements. See Letters by Paul Epitimia (punishment)
Equality Erastus
Errōso (be strong) Eschatology
accountability to God and apocalypticism and apostolic parousia and Christ event and death and
holy spirit and God’s eschatological rule joy and
letter metaphor and offering project and Paul’s authority and Essenes. See also Qumran Ēsthenēkamen (too weak) Eve and Adam
Evil. See Satan; Sin Existanai (ecstatic speech) Exodus story
Ezekiel Faith
Fool’s speech Forgiveness Fortunatus
Furnish, Victor Paul Gaius
Galatia Gallio
Gar (for, now)
Gegonen (has become)
Generosity. See also Offering for poor in Jerusalem appeal for
as concrete expression of love
God as source of generous sowing and reaping God’s love for cheerful giver
Macedonian example of in reconciling letter result of
Genēthētō
Gentiles. See also Converts; Corinth conversion of, to Jesus movement
and eschatological significance of offering project and offering project for poor of Jerusalem
Paul’s mission to
reciprocity between Jerusalem church and Georgi, Dieter
Gift giving Gilgamesh Epic Ginōskete (you know) Glancy, Jennifer A.
Glory of Christ
faith in future glory of God
of ministry of righteousness ministry of spirit and of Moses
Gnōmēn (advice)
Gnōrizomen (we want you to know) Gnōsei (knowledge)
Gnōsis (knowledge) Gnosticism
God
assembly as temple of commandments from creation by
as farmer glory of grace from
Israel’s relationship with judgment of
love of
ministers of new covenant and
and new creation and significance of Christ event and Paul’s “thorn in the flesh”
Paul’s view of promises of purity rituals and
and reconciliation through Christ righteousness of
salvation by grace and
as source of generous sowing and reaping
triumphal procession of unveiling by
Grace
as conclusion of letter as gift and as giving of God
in Jewish tradition meanings of
and offering for poor in Jerusalem and participation in sufferings of Christ reconciliation and
salvation by weakness and Gramma (letter) Grief
Grosvenor, Mary Hagiois (saints)
Hagnotēti (purity of motive) Hays, Richard B.
Hennecke, Edgar
Heōs telous (more complete) Heterozygountos (mismatched) Hierourgounta (priestly service)
Hikanos, hikanotēs (sufficiency or fitness) Hina (in order that)
Holiness
Honor-shame habitus Hosea
Hurd, John
Hyperlian apostoloi (“super apostles”) Hypsōma (arrogance)
Ibn Ezra
Idiotēs (unskilled) Imitatio Christi Incense metaphor Incest
Inclusio Irony
in first letter in defense of Paul’s ministry in second letter of defense of Paul’s ministry Isaiah
Isotētos (equality) James
Jeremiah Jerusalem
arrest of Paul in
destruction of temple (70 C.E.) in joy in, for offering
offering for
Paul’s delivery of offering to Peter and church in
Jesus Christ forgiveness and glory of
judgment by love of
meekness and gentleness of ministry of
miracles of
new creation and significance of Christ event obedience to
parousia of
Paul as ambassador of Paul’s conversion and Philippian hymn on poverty of
resurrection of
righteousness of God and sufferings and death of unveiling by
Jewish Revolt (70 C.E.) John
Josephus Joshua Joy Judaism
Judge, Edwin A.
Judgment
of authenticity of Paul’s ministry by God
by Jesus Christ
Kainēs diathēkēs (ministers of new covenant) Kala (honorable)
Kalos (right/noble/good) Käsemann, Ernst
Kata sarka (according to the flesh) Katallagēte tō theō
Katargoumenēn (passing away) Katartisen (restoration)
Katartisin (may become perfect)
Katartizesthe (be restored, put things in order) Kauchēsis (boast)
Kennedy, J. H.
Koinōnia (care, participation) Koinōnoi (partners)
Kümmel, Werner Lake, Kirsopp Lang, Friedrich
Leitourgia (priestly service, public service) Leitourgsos (liturgist)
Letter metaphor
“Letter of tears,”
Letters by Paul
blessing/thanksgiving in conclusion of
non-Pauline insertions in
opening of body of letter or transition peace wish in
salutation in Liddell
Light and darkness Liturgy
Logismos (sophistry) Logō (speech)
Logos (divine reason, word, gospel) Love
and charismatic gifts for building up church of God
of Jesus Christ
offering for poor in Jerusalem as of Paul for Corinthians
as virtue Lüdemann, Gerd Luther, Martin Lypē (sadness, grief)
Lypeō (acton to hurt, sadden, make sorry, grieve, or cause pain) Macedonia
converts in
and offering for poor in Jerusalem patronage of Paul by Macedonians Paul in
poverty in Titus in
Makrouthumia (patience) Marriage. See Mixed marriages Martial imagery
Matera, Frank J.
Meris (share)
Metanoia (repentance) Micah
Ministry. See headings beginning with Defense of Paul’s ministry of condemnation
of death of Jesus Christ
new covenant ministry of reconciliation of righteousness of spirit
suffering as validation of sufficiency of
Miracles
Mitchell, Margaret M.
Mixed marriages Mosaic covenant Moses
Mystery religions
Narrenrede (fool’s speech) Neapolis
Nero
New covenant ministry Nyn hēmera (present day) Nyn kairos (present time) Obedience
Offering for poor in Jerusalem advice to complete offering anonymous brothers and charismatic gifts and
as concrete expression of love Corinthians and
criticisms of Paul regarding eschatological significance of final phase of offering campaign gifting between equals and
God as source of generous sowing and reaping importance of
and Jesus’ salvific act letter of appeal for offering letter to churches in Achaia Macedonians and
overview of
Paul’s anxiety about delivery of Paul’s appeal for generosity for Paul’s defense of his integrity and Paul’s intended delivery of Paul’s joy in
Philippians and
readiness to make offering
and reciprocity between Jerusalem church and Gentiles recommendation of envoys for
results to come from receiving suspicions of, by Corinthians Titus and
weekly contributions to Onesimus
Ou kata sarka (not worldly) Oun (therefore)
Painful visit to Corinth Panourgia (cunning) Pantas hēmas (we all)
Paradidometha (handed over)
Parakaleisthe (encourage, comfort, console) Parakalesa (urged)
Parakalō beseech) Parastēsei (present us) Parent metaphor
Parkalō (I appeal to you) Parousia
apostolic parousia of authority figures of Jesus Christ meaning of of Titus
Parrēsia (confidence)
Pathēmata tou Christou (sufferings of Christ)
Paul. See also 1 Corinthians; 2 Corinthians; Criticisms of Paul; Defense of Paul’s ministry; Letters by Paul; “Super apostles”
as ambassador of Christ anxious wait of, for Titus apocalypticism of in Athens
authority of Barnabas and in Berea
and cancellation of third visit to Corinth charismatic gifts and mystical encounters of chief offender against, in Corinth
conflict between Peter and conversion of
in Corinth
in Corinth for painful visit death of
and delivery of offering to Jerusalem in Ephesus
escape of, from attackers in Damascus gospel preached by
imprisonments of, and threat of execution joy of, at reconciliation with Corinthians Judaism and
judgment of, by Corinthian church lost letter by
love of Corinthians by in Macedonia
ministry of reconciliation and ministry of righteousness and new covenant ministry and and offering for poor in Jerusalem parent metaphor used by
in Philippi
physical weakness and mortality of praise for Corinthians by
reconciliation between Corinthians and refusal of Corinthian patronage by rendezvous with Titus by
rhetorical skills and speech of sufferings of
sufficiency of ministry of theology of
in Thessalonica on Trinity on veiled gospel virtues of
weak apostolic claim of Peace wish in letters Perisson (superfluous) Peristaseis (sufferings)
Pesherim (Qumran commentaries) Peter
Phanerōthēna (to be seen for what we are) Pheisomai (spare)
Phēsin (says) Philemon Philippi Philo Phoebe
Phtharē (seduce) Pistei (faith) Plath, Sylvia Plato
Pleonexia (extortion) Pleroma (divine fullness) Ploutizomenoi (being made rich) Plummer, Alfred
Pneumatos (spirit)
Polybius Poverty
in Corinth of Jesus Christ in Macedonia
offering project for Jerusalem poor public service for poor
in urban areas
works of righteousness and Presbeuomen (ambassador) Primitive Christianity (Weiss) Prisca
Prophets Prosōpo (face)
Pseudapostoloi (false apostles)
Punishment of chief offender against Paul Purity
Qumran Reciprocity
Reconciliation, ministry of Reconciling letter
blessing/thanksgiving in on boasting
body of
concluding injunctions and grace in on discipline of chief offender against Paul disclosure formula in
good news from Titus in holy kiss in
introduction to overview of
and Paul’s anxious wait for outcome of Titus’s reconciling mission and Paul’s cancellation of third visit to Corinth
Paul’s rendezvous with Titus and peace wish in
praise for Corinthians in
recollecting and reconstructing painful past in reflection on “letter of tears” in
salutation of Timothy and Titus and
Reitzenstein, Richard Repentance
Resurrection of body of Jesus Christ Revelation, book of
Righteousness of God
lawlessness versus Luther on
ministry of works of Ring construction
Rivals of Paul. See “Super apostles”
Roetzel, Calvin J.
Roman triumphal procession Saints
Salutation in letters Salvation
Sampley, J. Paul Sarah
Satan
Schmithals, Walter Scott
Semler
Separation from the “unclean”
Sexual immorality Silas. See Silvanus Silvanus
Simon ben Gioras Sin
Skolop (thorn in the flesh) Socrates
Soma (body) Sophists Sophos (wise)
Sōphronoumen (right mind) Sowing and reaping
Spirit, ministry of
Spoudaiōn (zeal, diligence)
Spoudē (zeal or earnest communication) Stephanas
Stigmata tou Iēsou (marks of Jesus) Stoics
Stone tablet metaphor Strabo
Strateuometha (war) Sufferings
of church as body of Christ of converts
Cynics on of Jesus Christ
of Paul Stoics on
as validation for Paul’s ministry Sufficiency of ministry
“Super apostles”
accusations against Paul by disciples of boasting by
miracles of Paul’s attack on Paul’s theology versus teachings of, as threat to Paul territory of
visions and revelations of weakness of Paul compared with Supersessionist view
Symphōnēsis (concord, agreement) Synapesteila (sent)
Synergountes (working together with) Synkatathesis (agreement)
Ta kata prosōpon (look at what is before your eyes) Tapeinous (downcast)
Teleios (perfect) Telos (end) Temple of God
Thanksgiving in letters Thecla
Theios andres (divine men) Theios anēr
Thessalonica
Thlibomenoi (distress) Thlipseis (sufferings) Thrall, Margaret
Thriambeuonti (leading) Timothy
Tis (anyone, one) Titus
authority of
good news from, on Corinthians
“letter of tears” delivered by in Macedonia
offering project and parousia of
Paul’s anxious wait for Paul’s rendezvous with positive characteristics of
on punishment of chief offender against Paul reconciling letter and