Snatched into Paradise (2 Cor 12:1-10): Paul's Heavenly Journey in the Context of Early Christian Experience
James Buchanan Wallace
In 2 Corinthians 12:1-10, Paul claims to have been snatched into paradise but then tells how he received a ""thorn in the flesh"". Many recent scholars contend that Paul belittles ecstatic experiences such as the ascent to paradise. This monograph places 2 Corinthians 12:1-10 in the contexts of ancient ascent traditions as well as other accounts of extraordinary religious experience in Paul´s letters, and it engages premodern interpretation of the ascent. This study argues that for Paul, extraordinary experiences such as the ascent enable self-transcending love for God and neighbors.
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Volume:
179
Year:
2011
Edition:
1
Publisher:
De Gruyter
Language:
english
Pages:
409
ISBN 10:
3110247852
ISBN 13:
9783110247855
Series:
Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft
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PDF, 2.68 MB
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english, 2011