Second Epistle to the Corinthians

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New Testament epistle Pauline epistle book of the Bible

The Second Epistle to the Corinthians is a New Testament letter addressing the early Christian community in Corinth, focusing on themes of apostolic authority, reconciliation, and the nature of Christian ministry.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Second Epistle to the Corinthians canonical	16
2 Corinthians	9
2 Corinthians 11:32	1
2 Corinthians 12:7–10	1
2 Corinthians 3	1
2 Corinthians 4:7–12	1
2 Corinthians 5:18–20	1
2 Corinthians 9:6–8	1
Second Corinthians	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T376591 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Second Epistle to the Corinthians
Context triple: [Apostle Paul, wrote, Second Epistle to the Corinthians]

A. 1 Corinthians 15
1 Corinthians 15 is a New Testament chapter in Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians that presents a foundational exposition of Christ’s resurrection and the future resurrection of believers.
B. 1 Corinthians 13
1 Corinthians 13 is a renowned New Testament passage by the Apostle Paul that poetically defines the nature and primacy of Christian love, often called the “Love Chapter.”
C. Letter to the Hebrews
The Letter to the Hebrews is a New Testament book that presents Jesus Christ as the ultimate high priest and perfect sacrifice, interpreting the Old Testament in light of his once-for-all redemptive work.
D. Pauline Epistles
The Pauline Epistles are a collection of New Testament letters traditionally attributed to the Apostle Paul, addressing early Christian communities and key theological themes.
E. Second Epistle of John
The Second Epistle of John is a brief New Testament letter traditionally attributed to the Apostle John, addressing a “chosen lady and her children” with warnings against false teachers and exhortations to remain faithful to Christ’s teaching.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Second Epistle to the Corinthians
Target entity description: The Second Epistle to the Corinthians is a New Testament letter addressing the early Christian community in Corinth, focusing on themes of apostolic authority, reconciliation, and the nature of Christian ministry.

A. 1 Corinthians 15
1 Corinthians 15 is a New Testament chapter in Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians that presents a foundational exposition of Christ’s resurrection and the future resurrection of believers.
B. 1 Corinthians 13
1 Corinthians 13 is a renowned New Testament passage by the Apostle Paul that poetically defines the nature and primacy of Christian love, often called the “Love Chapter.”
C. Letter to the Hebrews
The Letter to the Hebrews is a New Testament book that presents Jesus Christ as the ultimate high priest and perfect sacrifice, interpreting the Old Testament in light of his once-for-all redemptive work.
D. Pauline Epistles
The Pauline Epistles are a collection of New Testament letters traditionally attributed to the Apostle Paul, addressing early Christian communities and key theological themes.
E. Second Epistle of John
The Second Epistle of John is a brief New Testament letter traditionally attributed to the Apostle John, addressing a “chosen lady and her children” with warnings against false teachers and exhortations to remain faithful to Christ’s teaching.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	New Testament epistle ⓘ Pauline epistle ⓘ book of the Bible ⓘ
addressedTo	Christian community in Corinth ⓘ church in Corinth ⓘ
attributedAuthor	Paul the Apostle ⓘ linked to: Apostle Paul
biblicalBookNumber	47 ⓘ
canonicalIn	Anglican Communion ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ linked to: Eastern Orthodox Christianity Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy Protestant churches ⓘ Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
canonicalStatus	canonical scripture in most Christian traditions ⓘ
coAuthorMentioned	Timothy ⓘ
containsSection	catalog of Paul’s sufferings ⓘ contrast between old and new covenants ⓘ defense of Paul’s apostleship ⓘ discussion of the collection for the saints ⓘ
followsInCanon	First Epistle to the Corinthians ⓘ
genre	letter ⓘ religious text ⓘ
keyConcept	God loves a cheerful giver ⓘ ministry of reconciliation ⓘ thorn in the flesh ⓘ treasure in jars of clay ⓘ
keyPassage	2 Corinthians 12:7–10 ⓘ linked to: Second Epistle to the Corinthians 2 Corinthians 4:7–12 ⓘ linked to: Second Epistle to the Corinthians 2 Corinthians 5:17 ⓘ 2 Corinthians 5:18–20 ⓘ linked to: Second Epistle to the Corinthians 2 Corinthians 9:6–8 ⓘ linked to: Second Epistle to the Corinthians
keyVerse	“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation” ⓘ “We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors” ⓘ
majorTheme	apostolic authority ⓘ generosity and collection for Jerusalem ⓘ nature of Christian ministry ⓘ new covenant ⓘ reconciliation ⓘ suffering and comfort ⓘ weakness and power ⓘ
numberOfChapters	13 ⓘ
originalLanguage	Koine Greek ⓘ
partOf	Christian biblical canon ⓘ
precedesInCanon	Epistle to the Galatians ⓘ
recipientRegion	Achaia ⓘ
shortTitle	2 Cor ⓘ 2 Corinthians ⓘ linked to: Second Epistle to the Corinthians
testament	New Testament ⓘ
title	Second Epistle to the Corinthians ⓘ
traditionalDateRange	mid‑first century CE ⓘ
traditionalPlaceOfWriting	Macedonia ⓘ linked to: Macedonia (Greece)

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Referenced by (32)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Apostle Paul → wrote → Second Epistle to the Corinthians ⓘ

New Testament → contains → Second Epistle to the Corinthians ⓘ

Roman Catholic biblical canon → includesBook → 2 Corinthians ⓘ