Frank Viola's Writings http://frankviola.me Essays by Frank Viola Wed, 16 May 2012 09:20:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 How Not to Declare Spiritual Bankruptcy http://frankviola.me/2012/05/16/how-not-to-declare-spiritual-bankruptcy/ http://frankviola.me/2012/05/16/how-not-to-declare-spiritual-bankruptcy/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 09:20:09 +0000 FrankViola http://frankviola.me/?p=164 http://frankviola.org/2012/05/14/avoidingspiritualbackruptcy/

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On his official blog, Frank Viola writes:

“For generations, Bible commentators have offered countless theories as to what Paul’s thorn in the flesh was. The most popular range from various and sundry illnesses (malaria, epilepsy, ophthalmia, etc.) to haunting guilt for persecuting the church to a sexual addiction that Paul never got victory over. I’ve never found any of these common theories to be persuasive or satisfactory. To my mind, if we take the text just as it is written and compare it with other texts that use similar language . . . and then step back to take a fresh look at the New Testament narrative in its chronological sequence . . . an entirely different picture emerges. One that I personally find compelling.”

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]]> http://frankviola.me/2012/03/07/ledzeppelin/feed/ 0 The 2011 Best Christian Books http://frankviola.me/2012/02/21/2011bestchristianbooks/ http://frankviola.me/2012/02/21/2011bestchristianbooks/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:53:54 +0000 FrankViola http://frankviola.me/?p=143 The 2011 Best Christian Books

]]> http://frankviola.me/2012/02/21/2011bestchristianbooks/feed/ 0 The Bible Made Impossible: Christian Smith http://frankviola.me/2012/02/16/the-bible-made-impossible-christian-smith/ http://frankviola.me/2012/02/16/the-bible-made-impossible-christian-smith/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:23:03 +0000 FrankViola http://frankviola.me/?p=140 Christian Smith Interview on “The Bible Made Impossible.”

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