Severe Letter
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The Severe Letter or Letter of Tears was a letter written to the Corinth
ians by the Apostle Paul. It is mentioned in 2 Corinthians 2:4
: "For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you." This description does not match First Corinthians
, so there are two main theories on the Severe Letter:
For more discussion on reconstructing Paul's correspondence with the Corinthians, see Second Epistle to the Corinthians
.
Corinth
Corinth is a city and former municipality in Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Corinth, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit...
ians by the Apostle Paul. It is mentioned in 2 Corinthians 2:4
Second Epistle to the Corinthians
The second epistle of Paul the apostle to the Corinthians, often referred to as Second Corinthians , is the eighth book of the New Testament of the Bible...
: "For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you." This description does not match First Corinthians
First Epistle to the Corinthians
The first epistle of Paul the apostle to the Corinthians, often referred to as First Corinthians , is the seventh book of the New Testament of the Bible...
, so there are two main theories on the Severe Letter:
- The first theory is that the Severe Letter is lost.
- The second theory is that the "Severe Letter" is preserved in 2 Corinthians 10-13.
For more discussion on reconstructing Paul's correspondence with the Corinthians, see Second Epistle to the Corinthians
Second Epistle to the Corinthians
The second epistle of Paul the apostle to the Corinthians, often referred to as Second Corinthians , is the eighth book of the New Testament of the Bible...
.