"By the mouth of two or three witnesses" Paul's invocation of a Deuteronomic statute

Laurence L. Welborn

doi:10.1163/004810010X12471172125751

"By the mouth of two or three witnesses" Paul's invocation of a Deuteronomic statute

Laurence L. Welborn

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Abstract

The history of interpretation of 2 Cor 13:1 has been dominated by a metaphorical construal of the "three witnesses" as Paul's three visits to Corinth. This essay proposes a literal understanding of the text: Paul invokes the Deuteronomic rule of judicial witnesses in his own defense, in accordance with the purposes of the statute. The essay then explores the implications of this interpretation for reconstruction of what happened on the occasion of Paul's second, "painful" visit to Corinth.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	207-220
Number of pages	14
Journal	Novum Testamentum
Volume	52
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1163/004810010X12471172125751
Publication status	Published - 2010

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adikesas
Deuteronomic statute
judicial evidence
malicious witness
visits
witnesses

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"By the mouth of two or three witnesses" Paul's invocation of a Deuteronomic statute

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