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A beauty that beckons. The glory of Christ and its perception in 2 Corinthians 2:14-4:6
Dissertation (MTh (New Testament Studies))--University of Pretoria, 2023.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/91404 A beauty that beckons. The glory of Christ and its perception in 2 Corinthians 2:14-4:6 Stenschke, Christoph intelianz@gmail.com Lanz, Elias Johannes Glory of Christ Spiritual perception Transformation Paul, Apostle Second Epistle to the Corinthians (2 Corinthians) Divine revelation Christ-likeness Paul’s apostolic ministry UCTD Theology theses SDG-04 SDG-04: Quality education Theology theses SDG-10 SDG-10: Reduced inequalities Theology theses SDG-16 SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions Dissertation (MTh (New Testament Studies))--University of Pretoria, 2023. This study is an analysis of the glory of Christ and its perception in Paul's apology of his apostolic ministry in 2 Corinthians 2:14-4:6. The exegetical focus within the passage lies on the three verses that address the spiritual transformation of believers through their encounter with God: 2 Corinthians 3:3, 3:18 and 4:6. The study also presents a survey of spiritual perception and appearance in the Corinthian correspondence, a hitherto neglected perspective. The survey concludes that Paul desires the Corinthians to grow in spiritual perception and warns them of judgement by appearance only. In 2 Corinthians Paul is concerned with his relationship to the Corinthians. In light of accusations made against his person and ministry, he intends to correct the Corinthians' misperceptions. He explains that, contrary to appearance, his ministry does have glory. The study concludes that Paul uses the perception of the glory of Christ to explain the paradoxical nature of his ministry. The glory of his ministry is like the glory of Christ: it is unassuming and therefore not appreciated by everyone. But those who see Christ’s glory are transformed by the Spirit. They accept the paradoxical self-revelation of God in the suffering servant and Messiah, Jesus Christ. In analogy, they also accept Paul and his ministry. A further conclusion is that Paul includes the Corinthians in his ministry as co-witnesses to the gospel and the glory of Christ. Their transformation into the image of Christ means that they (should) reflect Christ’s glory. The transformation of believers is initiated by and results in the perception of the glory of Christ. mi2025 New Testament Studies MTh (New Testament Studies) Unrestricted SDG-04: Quality education SDG-10: Reduced inequalities SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions 2023-07-13T09:23:25Z 2023-07-13T09:23:25Z 2023-09 2023 Dissertation * S2023 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/91404 en © 2023 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Glory of Christ Spiritual perception Transformation Paul, Apostle Second Epistle to the Corinthians (2 Corinthians) Divine revelation Christ-likeness Paul’s apostolic ministry UCTD Theology theses SDG-04 SDG-04: Quality education Theology theses SDG-10 SDG-10: Reduced inequalities Theology theses SDG-16 SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions A beauty that beckons. The glory of Christ and its perception in 2 Corinthians 2:14-4:6 |
| title | A beauty that beckons. The glory of Christ and its perception in 2 Corinthians 2:14-4:6 |
| title_full | A beauty that beckons. The glory of Christ and its perception in 2 Corinthians 2:14-4:6 |
| title_fullStr | A beauty that beckons. The glory of Christ and its perception in 2 Corinthians 2:14-4:6 |
| title_full_unstemmed | A beauty that beckons. The glory of Christ and its perception in 2 Corinthians 2:14-4:6 |
| title_short | A beauty that beckons. The glory of Christ and its perception in 2 Corinthians 2:14-4:6 |
| title_sort | beauty that beckons the glory of christ and its perception in 2 corinthians 2 14 4 6 |
| topic | Glory of Christ Spiritual perception Transformation Paul, Apostle Second Epistle to the Corinthians (2 Corinthians) Divine revelation Christ-likeness Paul’s apostolic ministry UCTD Theology theses SDG-04 SDG-04: Quality education Theology theses SDG-10 SDG-10: Reduced inequalities Theology theses SDG-16 SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/91404 |