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Paul speaks in the third person
- To walk this tightrope between demonstrating humility before the Lord and boasting before the Corinthians, Paul speaks in the third person while describing his qualifications. This technique works to distance Paul somewhat from his accomplishments.
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Sep 11, 2023 · Paul describes a time when he was caught up to the third heaven (2 Corinthians 12:2–4). He mentions himself in the third person: “I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven. Whether it was in the body or out of the body I do not know—God knows.
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Nov 12, 2018 · I believe all or nearly all commentators propose that Paul is speaking of himself in 2 Cor 12:1-7. Because he is speaking of surpassingly great revelations he received, he is using the 3rd person for himself out of humility.
May 28, 2016 · Later in chapter 12, Paul confirms that his third-person account was speaking of himself when he adds: 2Cor. 12:5 On behalf of such a man I will boast; but on my own behalf I will not boast, except in regard to my weaknesses.
Paul is likely referring to himself in the third person, a rhetorical technique to emphasize humility and the extraordinary nature of the experience. fourteen years ago This temporal marker provides a historical context for the event.
There is little doubt among commentators that Paul was talking about himself. Out of modesty, he spoke of his younger self in the third person pronoun.
Paul is taken up into the third heaven and hears words not to be spoken of. No doubt it is not seemly for me to boast. Nevertheless, I will come to visions and revelations from the Lord.
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Paul speaks of himself as of a third person, because he wishes to adduce something in which no part of the glory at all falls on the Ego proper. And how suitable in reality was the nature of such an event to the modest mode of representation, excluding all self-glory!
