Why Paul Adopted a 'Weakness Lifestyle', Leanna Rierson

This paper examines what will be referred to as Paul’s “weakness lifestyle,” as presented in Acts and the Pauline epistles, and analyzes why Paul adopted such a lifestyle. The paper begins with a taxonomy of Paul’s weakness lifestyle, with a focus on his experiences and teachings related to weakness, suffering, and humility. The paper then proposes that there are two primary reasons that Paul adopted a weakness lifestyle.