Decline and Ascension. Paul's Apostolic Self-Definition in 2Cor 12,1-10
There is considerable scholarly uneasiness concerning the interpretation of Paul's ecstatic journey to heaven (2Cor 12,1-10) as a genuine element of the "fool's speech" (2Cor 11,16-12,13). Unlike the passages wherein Paul describes his weaknesses, little importance is attached to...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2019]
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Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft
Year: 2019, Volume: 110, Issue: 2, Pages: 238-265 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Corinthians 2. 12,1-10
/ Paul Apostle
/ Assumption
/ Apostolic office
/ Theology
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| IxTheo Classification: | FA Theology HC New Testament RB Church office; congregation |
| Further subjects: | B
Pauline Theology
B Apostolic Self-definition B Heavenly Ascent B Pauline Epistles B Religious Ecstasy B Paul B 2Corinthians |
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| Summary: | There is considerable scholarly uneasiness concerning the interpretation of Paul's ecstatic journey to heaven (2Cor 12,1-10) as a genuine element of the "fool's speech" (2Cor 11,16-12,13). Unlike the passages wherein Paul describes his weaknesses, little importance is attached to this heavenly ascent. The present study analyses both the argumentative function of the heavenly ascent within the context of the "fool's speech" and its transformative function with regards to Paul's addressees. They both culminate in a changing of perspective: It is this view from above, achieved by means of his heavenly ascent, which allows Paul (and his readers) to understand his earthly existence in weakness as the very space wherein he receives a relational experience and revelation of Christ. |
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| ISSN: | 1613-009X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/znw-2019-0014 |