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‘Paul the Visionary’: The Setting and Significance of the Rapture to Paradise in II Corinthians XII. 1–10
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The third-day experience of the Third Heaven has been studied extensively in the literature as mentioned in this paper, with a focus on the effects of drugs on Paul's experience of Christ's ascent to the third heaven.Abstract:
II Corinthians xii. 1–1O gives us a glimpse into the life of Paul the visionary and the resurgence of interest in transcendental experiences has brought new attention to Paul's experience of the third heaven. Research into drug-induced experiences sheds no greater light on Paul's account but, as might be expected, relating the episode to ‘charismatic’ experiences has proved more fruitful.read more
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Comparison, Self-Praise and Irony: Paul's Boasting and the Conventions of Hellenistic Rhetoric
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors focus on the question of literary form in 2 Corinthians 10-12 and their relationship to contemporary professional practice, and the appearance of H. D. Betz's Der Apostel Paulus und die sokratische Tradition.
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Rhetoric, gender, weakness, and shame : Paul's somatic self-presentation in the Corinthian correspondence
TL;DR: The apostle Paul's presentation of his own physical body within the Corinthian correspondence functions as a gender-nuanced argument for authoritative leadership that mirrors the humiliated and shameful glory of the crucified Christ as mentioned in this paper.
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‘Self-Commendation’ and Apostolic Legitimacy in 2 Corinthians: A Pauline Dialectic?
TL;DR: Kasemann as discussed by the authors pointed out that the issue at stake in 2 Corinthians was Paul himself and that, of all the accusations being levelled against him, Paul was especially being blamed for his supposed "Selbstlob".
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The Second Epistle to the Corinthians
TL;DR: Black's New Testament Commentary Series has been hailed by both scholars and pastors for its insightful interpretations and reliable commentary each book in the series includes: an insightful introduction to the important historical, literary, and theological issues; key terms and phrases from the translation highlighted in the commentary where they are discussed; explanations of special Greek or foreign terms; references to important primary and secondary literature; and a Scripture index as mentioned in this paper.