Paradise Revisited (2 Cor 12:1–12): The Jewish Mystical Background of Paul's Apostolate Part 1: The Jewish Sources

The theory that the background of Paul's rapture into paradise (2 Corinthians 12) is indicated by the rabbinic story of four men who entered a garden, park, or orchard (pardes), which is found in collections of traditions associated with “merkabah mysticism,” is by no means new. First proposed...

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Main Author: Morray-Jones, C. R. A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 1993
In: Harvard theological review
Year: 1993, Volume: 86, Issue: 2, Pages: 177-217
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