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2 Corinthians 12:2-10
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| Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
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Spirit:
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Vision III.3,
Shepherd of
Hermas. (c.145) |
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II.XXX.7,
III.XX.1,
V.II.3,
V.III.1,
V.V.1,
Adversus Haereses,
Irenaeus of Lyons.
(c. 180) |
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Chapter XXIV,
The
Prescription of Heretics,
Tertullian (c. 200) |
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II.3,
On
The Apparel of Women,
Tertullian
(c. 202) |
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I.14,
I.29,
Against Marcion,
Tertullian
(c. 207) |
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Chapter IX,
On the Soul,
Tertullian
(c. 210) |
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Chapter IX,
Chapter XLVII,
On
the Resurrection of the Flesh,
Tertullian
(c. 211) |
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V.12,
Against Marcion,
Tertullian
(c. 212) |
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Concerning Flight in Persecution
(paragraph 2)
Tertullian (c. 212) |
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Chapter XIII,
Scorpiace,
Tertullian
(c. 213) |
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Chapter XIII,
On
Modesty,
Tertullian
(c. 217) |
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II.VII.4,
First Principles (De Principiis),
Origen.
(c.225) |
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V.III,
VII.XIV,
The
Refutation of all Heresies (Philosophumena),
Hippolytus of Rome. (c. 225) |
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I.XLVIII,
VI.VI,
VII.XLIII,
Against Celsus,
Origen
(c. 246) |
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On
the Mortality
--
Cyprian of Carthage
(c. 252) |
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III.24,
VII.25,
Ecclesiastical History, Eusebius of Caesarea (c 320). |
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The Vision of Paul (c 350?) |
| From the
Geneva Notes.
 | "He concludes that he will
only set his miseries against the vain braggings of the false
apostles, and with this also excuses himself, because by their
troublesome braggings he was forced to speak as much of those things
as he did. That is, because if his apostleship were subverted, his
doctrine would necessarily fall." |
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| From
Matthew Henry's
Commentary.
| "Troubles are sent to teach us
to pray; and are continued, to teach us to continue instant in
prayer. Though God accepts the prayer of faith, yet he does not
always give what is asked for: as he sometimes grants in wrath, so
he sometimes denies in love." |
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| From
Wesley's Notes.
| "We see there may be grace
where there is the quickest sense of pain." |
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| From the
Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
| "to buffet me--In Greek,
present: to buffet me even now continuously. After experiencing
the state of the blissful angels, he is now exposed to the influence
of an evil angel. The chastisement from hell follows soon upon the
revelation from heaven. As his sight and hearing had
been ravished with heavenly "revelations," so his touch
is pained with the "thorn in the flesh."" |
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| From The People's
New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
| "The Lord answered his prayer,
not by removing the thorn, but by giving grace to bear it, and by
the assurance that Paul's sense of weakness, caused by it, fitted
him to receive the divine strength." |
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| Contemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
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Commentary,
2 Corinthians 12:1-10, David Tiede, Preaching This Week,
WorkingPreacher.org, 2009.
| "Instead of being
full of himself and his religious experience, Paul is aware that his
own weakness, his emptiness is the occasion for the presence of the
living Christ..." |
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Comments
(commentary) and
Clippings
(technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican
Diocese of Montreal. |
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"First
Thoughts on Passages on Year B Epistle Passages in the Lectionary,"
Pentecost 5, William
Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
| "He was a strange man, a world apart
from us, but his issues remain just as relevant today. The struggle is
still on." |
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"Earthly Vision,"
Daniel Deffenbaugh, Seeds of Shalom, 2009.
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"One of Paul's objectives in writing this letter is to try to direct
this community's attention away from so much that sparkles and
beguiles, and to encourage them to think faithfully, in the manner
of Christ." |
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"Paul's
Humiliation," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible
Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed
textual notes. |
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Commentary, Luke A. Powery, The African American Lectionary,
2009.
| "God’s grace is sufficient for
us. God’s grace will see us through any hard time, even those that
try our very souls." |
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"Power Source," Daniel Harrell, The Christian Century, 2006.
| "The closest I get to the kind of
religious experience the apostle Paul describes in 2 Corinthians 12
is the occasional Sunday when the music and the congregation merge
in worship that is unrestrained praise." |
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"The
Gospel of our Weakness," guest essay by Dan Lewis.
The Journey with Jesus: Notes to Myself, Daniel B. Clendenin, Journey with
Jesus Foundation.
| "In a
contemporary culture that stresses personal autonomy and social
advancement—even in a Christian sub-culture that at times succumbs to the
siren song of political clout—we should more directly conform our mindset
to the gospel of our weakness." |
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"Power Made Perfect in Weakness," study guide, Robert B. Kruschwitz, (other resources at)
"Suffering," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian
Ethics at Baylor University, 2005. |
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"Paul Almighty," Joanna Adams, The Christian Century,
2003.
| "Yet even with Paul's wish to
serve, even with his good motives, the Lord did not answer his
prayer as he had asked or expected. This instead was the answer: 'My
grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness.'
Good-bye, Paul Almighty. Hello, servant, through whom the power of
Christ can shine." |
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2 Corinthians 12:7-12, Pentecost: Paul the Pastor in 2 Corinthians,
David Fredrickson, Word & World Texts in Context, Luther
Northwestern Theological Seminary, 1991. |
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| Articles & Background:
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"Holy Men and
Their Sky-Journeys: A Cross-Cultural Model," John J. Pilch, Biblical
Theology Bulletin, 2005.
| "Insights from cultural anthropology, a science that
compares cultures, and cognitive neuroscience, a discipline that deals with
the one thing that all human beings have had in common for millennia: the
human body, contribute to the construction of a model for analyzing and
interpreting sky journeys made in alternate states of consciousness (ASCs)
and reported in ancient literature." |
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"Declining with Grace," Robert C. and Elizabeth V. Roberts, (other
resources at)
"Aging," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian
Ethics at Baylor University, 2003.
| "Gratitude and generosity - two virtues that
acknowledge we are not all strength and independence, but also (and
very basically) weakness and dependency - prepare us for better
adjustment in situations of loss." |
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"Power Made Perfect in Weakness," Rebecca Konynkyk DeYoung,
(other resources at)
"Suffering," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian
Ethics at Baylor University, 2005.
| "While our culture
may idolize strength in adversity and tough self-reliance, courage
has another side that many of us have not thought about much." |
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"Witchcraft Accusations
in 2 Corinthians 10 - 13: Paul in Social Science Perspective," Jerome H.
Neyrey, S.J.
| "Although the word "witchcraft" may initially sound
disturbing, the model reveals typical mythological codes of perception,
and allows us to glimpse the inner social dynamics of a group which
employs such language and symbols." |
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"Satan Talk in Corinth: the Rhetoric of Conflict," Lee A. Johnson,
Biblical Theology Bulletin, 1999.
| "...Paul's Satan talk is a phenomenon arising out of
social conflict over Paul's authority in Corinth, rather than a reflection
of Paul's cosmology." |
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| "The
Fool's Speech and Its Context: Paul's Particular Way of Arguing in 2 Cor
10-13," Jan Lambrecht, Biblica, 2001.
| "Paul’s particular way of arguing in 2
Cor 10–13 is visible in the Fool’s Speech (11,22–12,10) as well as in its
context." |
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"The 'Third Heaven',"
Douglas Ward, Voice
Bible Studies, Christian Resource Institute. |
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"Spirituality
and the Avoidant Personality," L. Rebecca Propst, Lewis and
Clark College. Theology Today, 1992.
| "Dorothee Soelle in her
critique of post-Christian apathy states that we are so dominated by
the goal of avoiding suffering that we wall out the world and assume
we have a God who does the same. But pain can be good if it furthers
the process of its own abolition." |
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"Il 'discorso del
pazzo' o periautologia immoderata? Analisi retorico-letteraria di 2 Cor
11,1–12,18," Antonio Pitta, Biblica, 2006. English
Abstract. (Scroll down to Fasc. 4.)
| "The main thesis of the section (2 Cor 11,5-6)
announces an apology of Paul’s superiority which will be proved not by
means of verbose or empty elocution but by the facts: gratuity in
evangelization, ministerial relationships with Christ, visions and
revelations, all of them balanced by means of a paradoxical boasting in
one’s own weakness." |
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| Adams, Joanna, "Paul Almighty,"
The Christian Century, 2003.
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| Akin, Daniel L., "Triumphalism,
Suffering, and Spiritual Maturity: An Exposition of 2 Corinthians
12:1-10 in Its Literary, Theological, and Historical Context,"
Criswell Theological Journal, 1989.
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| Baird, William,
"Visions, Revelation, and Ministry: Reflections on 2 Cor 12:1-5 and Gal
1:11-17," Journal of Biblical Literature, 1985.
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| Barrier, Jeremy, "Visions of
Weakness: Apocalyptic Genre and the Identification of Paul's Opponents
in 2 Corinthians 12:1-6," Restoration Quarterly, 2005.
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| Bash, Anthony,
"A Psychodynamic Approach to the Interpretation of 2 Corinthians 10-13,"
Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 2001.
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| Carl, William J., Jr.,
"Reflections on Joy," The Living Pulpit, 1996. (see
Joy issue focus of The Living Pulpit 5.4, 1996.)
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| Collins, Gerald,
"Power Made Perfect in Weakness: 2 Cor 12:9-10," Catholic Biblical
Quarterly, 1971.
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| Fredrickson, David, "Pentecost: Paul
the Pastor in 2 Corinthians," Word & World, 1991.
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| Garland, David,
"Paul's Apostolic Authority: The Power of Christ Sustaining Weakness (2
Corinthians 10-13)," Review and Expositor, 1989.
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| Goulder, Michael, "Vision and
Knowledge," Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 1994.
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| Harrell, Daniel, "Power Source,"
The Christian Century, 2006.
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| Loubser, J.A.,
"Exegesis and Proclamation: Winning the Struggle (Or: How to Treat
Heretics)," Journal of Theology for Southern Africa, 1991.
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| Mickey, Paul A.,
"Strength in Weakness: From Text to Sermon on II Corinthians 12:7-9,"
Interpretation, 1968.
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| Morray-Jones, C.R.A.,
"Paradise Revisited (2 Cor. 12:1-12): The Jewish Mystical Background of
Paul's Apostolate," Harvard Theological Review,
1993. Part 1.
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| Morray-Jones, C.R.A.,
"Paradise Revisited (2 Cor. 12:1-12): The Jewish Mystical Background of
Paul's Apostolate," Harvard Theological Review,
1993. Part 2.
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| O'Collins, Gerald, S.J.,
"Power Made Perfect in Weakness: 2 Corinthians 12:9-10," The
Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1971.
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| Oschwald, Jeffrey A.,
"Homiletical Helps on LW Series B - Epistles," Concordia Journal,
2006. (Section on this text begins on p. 234.)
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| Peterson, Brian K.,
"Conquest, Control, and the Cross: Paul's Self-Portrayal in 2 Corinthians
10-13," Interpretation, 1998.
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| Polaski, Sandra Hack, "2 Corinthians
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| Smith, Neil Gregor,
"The Thorn that Stayed: An Exposition of II Corinthians 12:7-9,"
Interpretation, 1959.
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| Walton, Jon,
"2 Corinthians 12:1-10," Interpretation, 1998.
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| Wangerin, Mark E., "Thirteenth Sunday
after Pentecost: 2 Corinthians 12:6-10," Concordia Journal,
1983.
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| Ward, Richard F.,
"Pauline Voice and Presence as Strategic Communication," Semeia,
1994.
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| Welborn, L.L.,
"The Identification of 2 Corinthians 10-13 with the 'Letter of Tears,'"
Novum Testamentum, 1995.
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