Paul's Ascent to Paradise: The Apostolic Message and Mission of Paul in the Light of His Mystical Experiences

by James D. Tabor

There are Hellenistic systems which clearly see human beings as misplaced on earth, trapped in mortal bodies (e.g., most forms of Platonizing “Gnosticism”). While other “ways of salvation” unfold in a series of stages, as in the case of Paul.