'Paul, he asserts, believed that he was sharing his body with an angel of Satan.' Photo: Book cover of A Disabled Apostle: Impairment and disability in the letters of Paul, by Isaac Soon
A Disabled Apostle: Impairment and disability in the letters of Paul, by Isaac Soon
Author: Isaac Soon. Review by Simon Webb
by Simon Webb
26th April 2024
When he wrote his second letter to the Corinthians, Paul felt compelled to tell his correspondents about what he called the ‘thorn’ in his ‘flesh’, a mysterious ailment that has long puzzled readers. Isaac Soon’s book is the first to be devoted to this enigmatic complaint, and to other issues that may have made the man from Tarsus a disabled apostle.
