Series: Paul's thorn for the flesh

Paul speaks in 2 Corinthians 12 about a “thorn for the flesh”. Usually this is understood to refer to a physical ailment that Paul had to deal with. Over the course of time, all kinds of suggestions have been made about what exactly may have been wrong with him. But before we ask what Paul’s … Read more →

In the previous blog, we saw why Paul begins to speak in 2 Corinthians 12 about his extraordinary experiences. He does not do so because he likes putting himself in the foreground. On the contrary. The Corinthians were receptive to people who recommended themselves and boasted according to the flesh. Paul therefore, very reluctantly, also … Read more →

In the previous blog, we saw that Paul had received extraordinary revelations of the Lord. He had been snatched away to the third heaven and to paradise and had heard things there about which he was not permitted to speak. Precisely because of the transcendence of these revelations, Paul then says: 2 Corinthians 12 (based … Read more →