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

by James D. Tabor

Paul’s cosmos is thickly populated with hostile powers, indeed Satan, as “god of this age” exercises rule over the lower earthly spheres, as the “prince of the power of the air” (2 Corinthians 4:4; Ephesians 2:2).