The superapostles were from a Jewish heritage that claimed to be apostles of Christ. They claim to be ministers of Christ and that Christ worked and spoke through them. In actuality, the superapostles were imposters who were spreading the wrong message. The superapostles were disrespectful and did not like Paul. Their view of Paul was… Continue reading →

Afters Paul’s second visit to Corinth, he leaves in humiliation, speaking of his return with judgment and no leniency. In his absence proclaimers of the Jesus, the message comes to share with the Corinthians. Paul calls these people the “super-apostles,” in a sort of derogatory term. These “super-apostles” however are also of Jewish descent, Paul… Continue reading →

In 2 Corinthians, Paul spends several chapters addressing the threat of so-called “super-apostles” to his ministry to the church in Corinth. The background and teachings of these men are indicated in 10:3-5, where Paul uses warfare imagery to point out that these super-apostles are debaters. He implies that they are trained in speech (in contrast… Continue reading →

In base, we could guess the background and teachings of the superapostles from several verse, “For we are not peddlers of God’s word like so many,”(2Corinthians 2:17a), “Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Surely we do not need, as some do, letters of recommendation to you or from you, do we?”(2Corinthians 3:1), “For we… Continue reading →

In 2 Corinthians, Paul visited Corinth for a second time, and afterwards he wrote a tearful letter. Paul mentions that the superapostles have a Hebrew/Jewish background by stating, “Are they Hebrews?” and “Are they Abraham’s descendants?” and “Are they servants of Christ?” (2 Cor 11:22). This statement reveals that the superapostles come from a Jewish… Continue reading →

Paul visited Corinth a second time and afterward wrote a letter that is a “tearful letter” found in 2 Cor 10-13. In the letter the reader is introduced to superapostles. They were apostles that Paul admits do miraculous deed and signs. In verse 11:22 it tells us they were from Jewish decent. They believed that… Continue reading →