TY - BOOK AU - PAKHOUNGTE, ROYAL L TI - Paul's suffering and weakness in 2 Corinthians : : reading from a disability perspective SN - 1839735910 U1 - 227.306 PY - 2022/// CY - Carlisle : PB - LANGHAM MONOGRAPHS, KW - Paul, KW - the Apostle, Saint KW - Bible. KW - Corinthians, 2nd KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc. KW - People with disabilities in the Bible N1 - Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- CHAPTER 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Statement of the Problem -- 1.2 Elaboration of the Problem -- 1.3 Rationale -- 1.4 Literature Survey -- 1.4.1 Weakness and Suffering of Paul in 2 Corinthians from Different Perspectives -- 1.4.2 Important Literature Applying Disability Perspectives to Pauline Texts -- 1.5 Research Questions -- 1.5.1 The Primary Question -- 1.5.2 Secondary Questions -- 1.6 Scope and Limitations -- 1.7 Structure of the Thesis -- CHAPTER 2 Disability Hermeneutic -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The Term "Disability" 2.2.1 The Ambiguity of the Term "Disability" -- 2.2.2 Justification for the Use of the Term "Disability" -- 2.2.3 Multiple Approaches of Defining the Term "Disability" -- 2.2.4 The Definition of the Term "Disability" for this Study -- 2.3 Trends of Disability Hermeneutics (DHs) in Current Biblical Studies -- 2.3.1 DH Focusing on a Medical Diagnostic Perspective -- 2.3.2 DH Focusing on a Theological Perspective -- 2.3.3 DH Focusing on a Socio-Cultural Perspective -- 2.4 Developing a Viable Method of DHs -- 2.4.1 Disability Hermeneutics: Rhetorical Criticism Explained 2.4.2 The Sociological Approach of DHs Explained -- 2.5 A DH Pressed into the Reading of 2 Corinthians -- 2.6 Summarization -- CHAPTER 3 Disability in the Greco-Roman, Jewish World -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 General Attitudes towards Disability among Greeks, Romans, and Jews -- 3.2.1 Disability and Ancient Greek Society and Culture -- 3.2.2 Disability and Ancient Roman Society and Culture -- 3.2.3 Disability and Ancient Jewish Society and Culture -- 3.3 Disability in Corinthian Society -- 3.3.1 A Brief History of the City of Corinth -- 3.3.2 Evidence of Disability in Corinth 3.3.3 The Attitude of Corinthian Society towards the PwD -- 3.4 Paul and Disability -- 3.4.1 Paul's Own Testimony -- 3.4.2 Evidence from the Acts of Paul and Thecla (APT) -- 3.4.3 Establishing Paul as a PwD -- 3.5 Summarization -- CHAPTER 4 The Socio-Rhetorical Context of Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Authorship and Date -- 4.3 Occasion and Purpose of Paul -- 4.4 The Social Matrix of the Corinthian Congregation -- 4.5 The Corinthians' Attitude towards Rhetoricians and Disability -- 4.6 Literary Unity of 2 Corinthians Correspondence ER -