LEADER 03153nam 2200577 a 450 001 9910461531303321 005 20170815163451.0 010 $a1-283-19217-9 010 $a9786613192172 010 $a0-567-03702-9 035 $a(CKB)2670000000106753 035 $a(EBL)742762 035 $a(OCoLC)741691644 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000524598 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12205102 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000524598 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10486967 035 $a(PQKB)11539201 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC742762 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000106753 100 $a20070404d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aOnly the third heaven?$b[electronic resource] $e2 Corinthians 12:1-10 and heavenly ascent /$fPaula R. Gooder 210 $aLondon ;$aNew York $cT & T Clark$dc2006 215 $a1 online resource (281 p.) 225 1 $aLibrary of New Testament studies ;$v313 225 1 $aT & T Clark library of biblical studies 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-567-04244-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $aCover; 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 327 $aChapter 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 330 $aIn Chapter 1 Paula Gooder discusses the problems of interpreting this text and looks at the major debates of its past interpreters. The most popular modern approach is to compare it with other texts of ascent in the Judaeo-Christian tradition, yet even a brief examination of these texts indicate that differences are present. In the remainder of the book Gooder evaluates the extent and significance of these differences. Part One consists of a detailed consideration of a range of texts which superficially seem closest to 2 Corinthians 12. Chapter 2 presents a history of scholarship on heavenly a 410 0$aLibrary of New Testament studies ;$v313. 410 0$aT & T Clark library of biblical studies. 606 $aAscension of the soul$xHistory of doctrines$yEarly church, ca. 30-600 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aAscension of the soul$xHistory of doctrines 676 $a227.306 700 $aGooder$b Paula$0995054 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910461531303321 996 $aOnly the third heaven$92279231 997 $aUNINA