#65 - A Deeper Unveiling of Glory, Man (2 Cor. 3)

In today’s discussion of 2 Cor. 3, we focus on Paul seeing the new covenant as a reality in the Corinthian Christians and our unveiled experience of God’s glory in comparison to Moses and the Israelites.

 

Questions discussed:

• What are the “letters of recommendation” early in the passage?
• How does Paul connect passages in Jeremiah and Ezekiel to the Corinthian believers to defend his ministry?
• How does Paul view the law in relationship to grace and the gospel?
• What is the difference between the veil of Moses and the removed veil for those in Christ?
• What does it mean to behold the glory of the Lord with “unveiled face” (v. 18)?
• How does 3:18 connect to the ancient yet ongoing conversation about theosis and deification? (resource given below)

 

Passages, topics, & resources mentioned:

• Ex. 34
• Deut. 5:33
• Ps. 19:7-10
• Jer. 31:31-34
• Ezek. 36:26-27
• 1 Cor. 6:15-20
• 2 Pet. 1:4
• Jen Wilkin, Ten Words to Live By: Delighting in and Doing What God Commands
• Peter Gentry and Stephen Wellum, God's Kingdom through God's Covenants: A Concise Biblical Theology
• On Michael Gorman’s “resurrectional cruciformity,” see Participating in Christ: Explorations in Paul's Theology and Spirituality
• Theosis & deification (for more, see this article by Robert Rakestraw)
• Andrei quotes from Paul Barnett’s The Message of 2 Corinthians

 

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