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Snatched into Paradise (2 Cor 12 [electronic resource] : Paul's Heavenly Journey in the Context of Early Christian Experience.

By: Publication details: Berlin : De Gruyter, 2011.Description: 1 online resource (408 p.)ISBN:
  • 9783110247855 (electronic bk.)
  • 3110247852 (electronic bk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Snatched into Paradise (2 Cor 12:1-10)DDC classification:
  • 227/.306 22
LOC classification:
  • BS2675.52 .W37 2011eb
Online resources: Summary: 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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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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