Addressing in a direct way, the subject of his own ministerial practice (cf. 3:1-2; 4:2ff), St. Paul writes that “we are persuading people”. The word “persuading” should perhaps not be taken literally, for in another place he has opposed the thought that he has engaged in “persuasion” (cf. Gal 1:10). As many of his colleagues, he must relate it with the practice of artful but not deceptive rhetoric.
One may ask why St. Paul should persuade the Corinthian to accept him as authentic ambassador of Christ. Scholars think that he was anxious to persuade people of his integrity as a person and of his genuineness as an apostle. The term to persuade is in line with the context of the Corinthian community, but it is hard to verify because of the technical
One may ask why St. Paul should persuade the Corinthian to accept him as authentic ambassador of Christ. Scholars think that he was anxious to persuade people of his integrity as a person and of his genuineness as an apostle. The term to persuade is in line with the context of the Corinthian community, but it is hard to verify because of the technical