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Corinth was not only one of the most flourishing commercial centers of the ancient world, but also a symbol of vile debauchery. "In this hotbed of vice," writes William Barclay, "some of the greatest work of Paul was done." The apostle wrote to the church there, partly to bolster its resistance of sin and corruption, but equally to chide and give counsel about the contentions that were tearing it...

visions were epileptic trances, and it is hard to believe that the visions which changed the world were due to epileptic attacks. (6) The oldest of all theories is that Paul was overcome by severe headaches. The early Christian fathers Tertullian and Jerome both believed that. (7) That may well lead us to the truth, for still another theory is that Paul suffered from eye trouble, and this would explain the headaches. After the glory on the Damascus Road passed, he was blind (Acts 9:9). It may be
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