Snatched Into Paradise (2 Cor 12:1-10): Paul's Heavenly Journey in the Context of Early Christian Experience

ISBN-13: 9783110247848 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 403 str.

James Buchanan Wallace

Opis

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."

Recenzje

To sum up: The book of Wallace is an excellent exegetical work which ought to become standart in the orthodox approachto the Bible.
Predrag Dragutinovi in: Sacra Scripta, Vol. 11 Issue 2, p302-306, 2013

O autorze

James Buchanan Wallace, Christian Brothers University, Memphis, TN, USA.