Ethnomedical Anthropology and Paul's “Thorn” (2 Corinthians 12:7)
In 2 Corinthians 12:7–10, Paul confesses to being beset by “a thorn in the flesh” connected in some way with a prior ecstatic experience (vv 2–4), which he summons “the Lord” on three occasions to remove (v 8). The intersecting topoi of this passage—illness, pain, healing, altered states of consciou...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
2017
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Biblical theology bulletin
Year: 2017, Volume: 47, Issue: 1, Pages: 15-46 |
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ethnomedical anthropology
B Illness B Healing B Paul B Corinthians |
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