Probing the mystery of Satan\'s messenger Paul\'s enigmatic Thorn in the flesh in 2 Corinthians has baffled interpreters for centuries.
Paul\'s Thorn in the Flesh is an accessible study that casts new light on Pauline studies, first--century background, and theological and pastoral concerns..
Far from an abstract puzzle, Paul\'s own suffering is relevant to Christians today.
While the usual suspects fall short, Berding suggests a new solution--one that satisfies all the evidence and gives us a fuller view of Paul.
Berding offers twenty criteria--some familiar, others neglected--that any proposal must explain.
He follows a trail of Clues that includes ancient beliefs about curses, details from Paul\'s letters, Jesus\'s own suffering, and the testimony of the earliest Christian interpreters.
In Paul\'s Thorn in the Flesh: New Clues for an Old Problem, Kenneth Berding reopens the case.
Many offer suggestions as to the identity of Satan\'s messenger; others despair that the puzzle is unsolvable.
Probing the mystery of Satan\'s messenger Paul\'s enigmatic Thorn in the flesh in 2 Corinthians has baffled interpreters for centuries
