This essay wants to place 2 Corinthians in the life of the apostle Paul as a missionary and church leader whose apostoleship was a subject of controversy at Corinth. It sketches the course of apostolic history in outline and indicates the way Paul's vocation was shaped by the flow of events that led to the composition of the letter.

This article is an exegetical study of Colossians 1:15-20. The thesis is that Paul makes use of an early Christian hymn in this passage.