Letter Hermeneutics in 2 Corinthians: Studies in 'Literarkritik' and Communication Theory

Having presented a brief history of research on 2 Corinthians, Eve-Marie Becker outlines the process of Paul's communication with the Corinthian community and considers letter-production and letter-reception at the time. She develops a "literary-historical" model for reconstructing the original separate letters (1.1-7.4; 7.5-16; 8—9; 10—13) which were later compiled to form the canonical letter. She defines - by means of linguistics and communication theory - the central theoretical element...