TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wallace,James Buchanan
TI  - Snatched into Paradise (2 Cor 12: Paul's Heavenly Journey in the Context of Early Christian Experience
SN  - 9783110247855 (electronic bk.)
AV  - BS2675.52 .W37 2011eb
U1  - 227/.306 22
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Berlin
PB  - De Gruyter
KW  - Bible
KW  - N.T
KW  - Corinthians, 2nd, XII, 1-10
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
KW  - Ascension of the soul
KW  - History of doctrines
KW  - Early church, ca. 30-600
KW  - RELIGION / Biblical Studies / New Testament
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Paul's Letters
KW  - Electronic books
N2  - 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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