The Use of Metaphor in Pauline Theology

Abstract

“Paul’s letters contain some things that are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort…” (2 Peter 3:15-16). Just as the ancient writers claimed that Paul’s letters were difficult to understand such still persists till today. Many preachers and teachers of the Bible still err as they interpret Pauline corpus. The quest of this paper is to unravel the intricacy and complexity of Paul’s theology and literature via his use of metaphor.

Keywords: metaphor, Paul, theology, Pauline corpus