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This book (hardcover) is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS. It
contains classical literature works from over two thousand years.
Most of these titles have been out of print and off the bookstore
shelves for decades. The book series is intended to preserve the
cultural legacy and to promote the timeless works of classical
literature. Readers of a TREDITION CLASSICS book support the
mission to save many of the amazing works of world literature from
oblivion. With this series, tredition intends to make thousands of
international literature classics available in printed format again
- worldwide.
Recent scholars have tended to interpret 2 Corinthians 12:1-10 as
an attempt to belittle ecstatic experiences, such as Paul's ascent
to paradise, in favor of suffering in the service of the gospel.
This study offers an alternative. An analysis of ascent traditions
in the Greco-Roman and Jewish worlds investigates ascent as both a
literary motif and a religious practice. This analysis probes
several issues relevant to 2 Cor 12:1-10, including dynamics of
ascent and suffering. The study turns next to religious experiences
Paul believes he and his communities have undergone. A pattern
emerges in which extraordinary experiences provide the basis for
suffering and service. Moreover, Paul expects his communities to
have had experiences similar to, if less dramatic than, his ascent
to heaven. The author argues that in its context in 2 Corinthians,
Paul's ascent should be understood as an encounter with Christ that
transcends human language and endows Paul with divine power, which
must be refined through suffering. With the help of four premodern
interpreters, the study further explores the theological relevance
of Paul's ascent. For Paul, mystical encounter with Christ forms
the precondition for suffering and service because it enables
self-transcending love for God and neighbors.
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