Corpus-Paul

["Jeffrey B. Gibson" <jgibson000 AT mailhost.chi.ameritech.net>]

Craig S de Vos wrote:

> Although, as Jeffrey points out, Paul nowhere refers to himself as an
> exorcist, what are we to make of 2 Cor 12:(11b-)12? If Paul refers to
> himself as one who performed SHMEIA KAI TERATA KAI DUNAMEIS, can we say so
> categorically, as Graydon Snyder does, that Paul was not an exorcist?
>

Not if we follow E. Kasemann who in his ZNW article "Die Legitimitat des 
Apostles"
(Vol. 35 [1942/43]) argues that possessing  the "signs of an apostle" 
involved being
able to perform exorcisms. Nevertheless, the significance of  this role does 
seem to
be downplayed by Paul.

Yours,

Jeffrey Gibson
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