Scholars Say Thorn In Paul's Flesh May Have Been Neighbor's Leaf Blower

JERUSALEM — After much research, scholars have officially concluded that the "thorn in the flesh," which the apostle Paul laments in his second letter to the Corinthians, was very likely a leaf blower.

"Paul is beloved in Christendom for his extreme devotion to Christ, but we have to remember that he is just a man and there's nothing men hate more than their pesky neighbors cranking up a leaf blower at 7 AM," said Dr. Benjamin Stein, a researcher at École Biblique et Archéologique Française de Jérusalem. "It's a wonder Paul didn't report his neighbor to the Sanhedrin to have him stoned."

Researchers working in the Levant and surrounding areas argue there is significant archaeological evidence for first century leaf blowers, which they say were used to clear leaves from synagogues and oth