Paul's thorn in the flesh

Paul describes certain severe difficulties figuratively as "a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan". Most interpreters take "thorn" and "messenger of Satan" as metaphorical and "flesh" as the concrete element to which the metaphor refers. However, if the e...

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Main Author: Abernathy, David (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: NTWSA 2001
In: Neotestamentica
Year: 2001, Volume: 35, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 69-79
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