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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828678103321

Autore

Gooder Paula

Titolo

Only the third heaven? [[electronic resource] ] : 2 Corinthians 12:1-10 and heavenly ascent / / Paula R. Gooder

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : T & T Clark, c2006

ISBN

1-283-19217-9

9786613192172

0-567-03702-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (281 p.)

Collana

Library of New Testament studies ; ; 313

T & T Clark library of biblical studies

Disciplina

227.306

Soggetti

Ascension of the soul - History of doctrines - Early church, ca. 30-600

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Editorial Board; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 GENERAL INTRODUCTION; PART I: TEXTS OF HEAVENLY ASCENT; Chapter 2 INTRODUCTION: HEAVENLY ASCENT TEXTS; Chapter 3 JEWISH APOCALYPTIC TEXTS PRE-70 AD; Chapter 4 JEWISH APOCALYPTIC TEXTS POST-70 AD; Chapter 5 THE NEW TESTAMENT; Chapter 6 POST-BIBLICAL EARLY CHRISTIAN APOCALYPSES; Chapter 7 THE NAG HAMMADI CODICES; Chapter 8 THE HEKHALOT LITERATURE; Chapter 9 CONCLUSIONS TO PART ONE; PART II: 2 CORINTHIANS 12.1-10 AND HEAVENLY ASCENT

Chapter 10 2 CORINTHIANS 12.1-10 AS A HEAVENLY ASCENTChapter 11 2 CORINTHIANS 12.1-10 AS A FAILED ASCENT; Chapter 12 GENERAL CONCLUSIONS; Bibliography; Index of Ancient Texts; Index of Modern Authors

Sommario/riassunto

In Chapter 1 Paula Gooder discusses the problems of interpreting this text and looks at the major debates of its past interpreters. The most popular modern approach is to compare it with other texts of ascent in the Judaeo-Christian tradition, yet even a brief examination of these texts indicate that differences are present. In the remainder of the book Gooder evaluates the extent and significance of these differences. Part



One consists of a detailed consideration of a range of texts which superficially seem closest to 2 Corinthians 12. Chapter 2 presents a history of scholarship on heavenly a