Paulthorn in the fleshancient medicinedisability and the New TestamentThis article examines the function of the thorn in Paul's flesh (2 Cor. 12:7–10) in light of ancient theories of medicine and demonic possession. It argues that Paul utilizes the ambiguous meaning of the "thorn" in ...
Paul shares that to keep himself humble, God has given him a thorn in his flesh. We are not sure what the thorn is or why Paul decides not to go into more detail, but I think we can all relate to having thorns in our lives.
Paul’s Thorn in the Flesh - It is necessary to go on boasting. Though it is not profitable, I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord. I
THE THORN IN THE FLESH OF ST. PAULNo abstract is available for this article.doi:10.1111/j.1444-0938.1941.tb01216.xCYRIL WOODFORDE KETT F.S.M.C. F.B.O.AJohn Wiley & Sons, Ltd.Clinical and Experimental Optometry
NEACU, Ovidiu M.Theological Review / Revista Teologic
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In his first letter to the Corinthians, Paul wrote that God "hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty" (1 Cor. 1:27). And as Paul states later in our present passage, "when I am weak, then am I strong" (v. 10). In other words, "It ...
Charles Capps
Roderick L. Evans
Paul never speaks of his "thorn in the flesh" in any other letter, but this has not stopped people from seeking to explain this oblique reference. It is my contention that Paul does in fact reveal the identity of the "thorn in the flesh" in II Corinthians and that it was never ...