II Corinthians: A Commentary

This commentary on II Corinthians in the New Testament Library continues the exemplary quality of the series. Frank Matera provides a commentary that is a close study of the backgrounds and language of the text while also providing important theological insights into the message of Paul for his time and for the contemporary church.The New Testament Library offers authoritative commentary on every book and major aspect of the New Testament, as well as classic volumes of scholarship. The commentaries in this series provide fresh translations based on the best available ancient manuscripts, offer critical portrayals of the historical world in which the books were created, pay careful attention to their literary design, and present a theologically perceptive exposition of the text.

Frank J. Matera is Professor of New Testament at The Catholic University of America, in Washington D.C. He teaches and writes in areas related to the Synoptic Gospels, the Passion Narratives, New Testament theology, and Pauline studies