The Pain of Paul: How and Why Paul Suffered for the Gospel

About this Site

This site was produced by Tim Foy and Jason Signalness as a final project for their course in Pauline Literature. The course was taught by Fr Randy Soto at Kenrick Glennon Seminary during the Fall Semester of 2008. The site is designed to describe the hardship Paul endured during his ministry. It also endeavors to explain why it is that Paul endured so much in his effort to spread the Gospel.

If you have questions, feel free to e-mail tfoy@kenrick.edu or jsignalness@kenrick.edu.

Sources Used

The following sources were used in the construction of this lesson:

Texts:
- New American Bible
- The Holy Bible, Revised Standard Version, 2nd Catholic Edition.
- Chrysostom, John. Homilies II, IX, XXVI on 2 Corinthians in Biblia Clerus, available at http://www.clerus.org/bibliaclerusonline/en/io.htm.
- Gorman, Michael J., Reading Paul, Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2008.
- Harris, Murray J., The Second Epistle to the Corinthians: A Commentary on the Greek Text. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2005.
- Pope John Paul II, Salvifici Dolores,
  http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/apost_letters/.
- Pinckaers, Servais, O.P., Morality: The Catholic View. South Bend, IN: St Augustine's Press, 2003.
- Puskas, Charles B., Jr. The Letters of Paul: An Introduction. Collegeville,
  Minnesota: The Liturgical Press, 1993 (pp 20-34).
- Soto, Fr Randy, Lecture Notes, "Pauline Literature," Fall 2008, Kenrick Theological Seminary, Saint Louis, MO.
- White, Jefferson, "Apostle Paul's Shipwreck: An Historical Examination of Acts 27 and 28," http://www.parsagard.com/shipwreck.htm
- List of Scripture citations for Paul's various imprisonments was taken from http://www.biblestudy.org.
Images:
- Karel Dujardin, "Saint Paul Healing the Cripple at Lystra,"
  http://commons.wikimedia.org/
- Nicolò Circignani, "The Shipwreck of St Paul in Malta," Vatican Secret Archives,
  http://asv.vatican.va/en/visit/vr_affr/s_mer_ovest_1.htm
- Pietro da Cortona, "Stoning of Saint Stephen,"Wikimedia Commons.
  http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:PdaCortona01.jpg
- Rembrandt, "The Apostle Paul in Prison,
  "http://www.rembrandtpainting.net/complete_catalogue/storia_b/paul_prison.htm
- Photograph of Crucifixion was taken by Jason Signalness.
- Tintoretto, "The Martyrdom of St Paul,"Web Gallery of Art. http://www.wga.hu/
- "Paul's Dangerous Journey," the map of Paul's shipwreck on Malta,
  http://www.towards-success.com/dejnarde_files/life_of_paul_the_apostle.htm
- Photograph of St Paul's Island, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:St_pauls3.jpg
- Photograph of Philippi Jail, http://www.flickr.com/photos/nathangibbs/2832646829/ (Creative Commons License)
- Map of Paul's Second Journey,
  http://www.biblicalstudies.org.uk/article_ephesians.html
  This Image has a Creative Commons License, according to http://search.creativecommons.org/

The Pain of Paul

By Jason Signalness & Tim Foy

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