Paul S Ascent To Paradise

Author : James D Tabor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2020-08-19
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798676875725

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Paul's Ascent to Paradise by James D Tabor Pdf

Paul makes the singular claim to have been the "last but not the least" of the Apostles of Jesus. Paul never met Jesus, but he makes high claims for his experiences of mystical revelations that include his ascent to heaven and his claim to not only have "seen" Jesus in his glory, but to have regularly communicated with the one he calls the Risen Christ. Early Christianity, as it unfolds, stands or falls on the claims of this single man whose Message and Mission are distinct from that of James, Peter, and John. In this book Paul's Ascent to Paradise becomes an entrée into his whole world of Hellenistic mystical religious experience. This "history of religions" approach to Paul supersedes the dogmatic approaches of Christian theology and dogma. It is refreshing, gripping, dramatic, bold and fascinating. For Paul the "appointed time of the end had grown very short," to use his words. Everything has to be viewed through that apocalyptic lens and one is transported back to Paul's social world, the "battles of the apostles," and either his triumph or his failure--depending on the judgment of history.

Author : James D. Tabor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Ascension of the soul
ISBN : 0819156442

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Things Unutterable by James D. Tabor Pdf

Author : James D. Tabor
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2013-11-26
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781439123324

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Paul and Jesus by James D. Tabor Pdf

The author of The Jesus Dynasty draws on St. Paul's letters and other early sources to reveal the apostles' sharply competing ideas about the significance of Jesus and His teachings while controversially demonstrating how St. Paul independently shaped Christianity as it is known today. 75,000 first printing.

Author : Paula Gooder
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2006-11-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567042446

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Only the Third Heaven? by Paula Gooder Pdf

Offers a fresh appraisal of the ascent of Christ to the third heaven in 2 Corinthians 12, proposing that it records a failed, not a successful, ascent into heaven.

Author : James Buchanan Wallace
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2011-01-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783110247855

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Snatched into Paradise (2 Cor 12:1-10) by James Buchanan Wallace Pdf

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.

Author : James D. Tabor
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2007-04-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9780743287241

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The Jesus Dynasty by James D. Tabor Pdf

Based on close analysis of early Christian documents and recent archeological discoveries by the author and other experts, "The Jesus Dynasty" offers a bold new interpretation of the life of Jesus and the origins of Christianity. of illustrations. (Christian Religion)

Author : Ben C. Blackwell,John K. Goodrich,Jason Maston
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2016-06-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781506409092

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Paul and the Apocalyptic Imagination by Ben C. Blackwell,John K. Goodrich,Jason Maston Pdf

Since the mid-twentieth century, apocalyptic thought has been championed as a central category for understanding the New Testament writings and the letters of Paul above all. But “apocalyptic” has meant different things to different scholars. Even the assertion of an “apocalyptic Paul” has been contested: does it mean the invasive power of God that breaks with the present age (Ernst Käsemann), or the broader scope of revealed heavenly mysteries, including the working out of a “many-staged plan of salvation” (N. T. Wright), or something else altogether? Paul and the Apocalyptic Imagination brings together eminent Pauline scholars from diverse perspectives, along with experts of Second Temple Judaism, Hellenistic philosophy, patristics, and modern theology, to explore the contours of the current debate. Contributors discuss the history of what apocalypticism, and an “apocalyptic Paul,” have meant at different times and for different interpreters; examine different aspects of Paul’s thought and practice to test the usefulness of the category; and show how different implicit understandings of apocalypticism shape different contemporary presentations of Paul’s significance.

Author : Dwight Moody Smith,R. Alan Culpepper,Carl Clifton Black
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0664220835

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Exploring the Gospel of John by Dwight Moody Smith,R. Alan Culpepper,Carl Clifton Black Pdf

Every aspect of the study of John is represented in this book, including the historical origins of the Johannine community, the religious traditions in the gospel within and beyond early Christianity, the Fourth Gospel's literary dimensions and theological concerns, and the distinctive challenges presented by the Gospel's interpretation.

Author : John J. Collins
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1998-03-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0802843719

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The Apocalyptic Imagination by John J. Collins Pdf

The Apocalyptic Imagination by John Collins is one of the most widely praised studies of Jewish apocalyptic literature ever written. This second edition represents a complete rewriting and a new chapter on the Dead Sea Scrolls.h

Author : Neil Elliott,Mark Reasoner
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2010-11-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781451415148

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Documents and Images for the Study of Paul by Neil Elliott,Mark Reasoner Pdf

Documents and Images for the Study of Paul gathers representative texts illustrating Jewish practices, Greco-Roman moral exhortation, biblical interpretation, Roman ideology, apocalyptic visions, epistolary conventions, and much more, to illustrate the complex cultural environment in which Paul carried out his apostolic work and the manifold ways in which his legacy was reshaped in early Christianity. Brief, insightful introductions orient the reader to how these sources might play a role in different contemporary interpretations of Paul's life and thought. Lavishly illustrated with more than one hundred black and white photographs, charts, a map and timeline of Paul's world, this sourcebook is a welcome resource for courses on Paul and his letters.

Author : Paul Backholer
Publisher : ByFaith Media
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781907066320

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Heaven – A Journey to Paradise and the Heavenly City by Paul Backholer Pdf

Enter into and witness an inspirational journey to heaven. Discover what life will be like in the realm of light and love, free from suffering and pain! Join one person’s exploration of paradise, guided by an angel and a glorified man, to witness the thrilling promise of eternity, and to provide answers to many questions about heaven, to illuminate and encourage. Paul Backholer is a British broadcaster and the founder of ByFaith Media (www.ByFaith.org). He is the director of ByFaith TV which airs on multiple platforms around the world and is the producer of several Christian documentaries. Paul is the author of How Christianity Made the Modern World, The Exodus Evidence and The Ark of the Covenant – Investigating the Ten Leading Claims. Paul studied in a British Bible college in the 1990s and has travelled to over forty nations on Christian endeavours.

Author : James D.G. Dunn
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2011-05-03
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 9780802866455

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Jesus, Paul, and the Gospels by James D.G. Dunn Pdf

"This compact theological primer from a widely respected scholar offers a well-integrated and illuminating approach to a variety of basic issues in the study of the New Testament"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Jonathan B. Ensor
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2022-02-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567700827

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Paul and the Corinthians by Jonathan B. Ensor Pdf

Jonathan B. Ensor revisits the scholarly consensus concerning Paul's intermediate visit to the Corinthians between his first and second epistles. Ensor re-evaluates the textual evidence, interpreting the event through a socio-historical lens that focuses upon ancient trial by ordeal and exit in the context of communal conflict, shedding significant light upon the social behaviours involved in this event and its interpretation. Beginning with a review of relational and social-spacial dynamics and sources of conflict, Ensor then explores the politics of displacement in Graeco-Roman antiquity to analyse the relational contours of Paul's intermediate visit to Corinth. From these insights, Ensor interprets Paul's autobiographical narrations of apostolic ordeal and Paul's announcement of imminent return to Corinth in 2 Corinthians. Ensor concludes that Paul, through the ordeal accounts, aimed both to reverse the judgments against him emerging from the intermediate visit, and to undermine the evaluative structure of his detractors who viewed him as impotent, illegitimate, and displaced.

Author : Harlow
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2023-08-14
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9789004675575

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The Greek Apocalypse of Baruch (3 Baruch) in Hellenistic Judaism and Early Christianity by Harlow Pdf

This study addresses the chief critical issues in the interpretation of 3 Baruch -- including text, genre, setting, function, literary integrity, and original authorship -- and offers a reading of the document as both a Jewish and a Christian text.

Author : James Buchanan Wallace
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 9783110247848

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Snatched Into Paradise (2 Cor 12:1-10) by James Buchanan Wallace Pdf

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.