Paul in Ecstasy - The Neurobiology of the Apostle''s Life and Thought

Informationen zum Autor Colleen Shantz is Assistant Professor of New Testament Studies in the Faculty of Theology at the University of St Michael's College, and in Toronto School of Theology, the consortium of seven theological schools at the University of Toronto. Klappentext Colleen Shantz addresses the role of religious experience in Paul's life and letters, demonstrating its importance in Christian origins. Zusammenfassung Biblical scholars have failed to address sufficiently the role of experience in Paul's letters. Colleen Shantz pursues the topic of religious ecstasy through a variety of disciplines - most notably neuroscience - explaining bewildering passages in Paul's letters! as well as demonstrating the significant influence of experience in his life and in Christian origins. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. What ecstasy?: an assessment of the misregard; 2. Paul's brain: the cognitive neurology of ecstasy; 3. Paul's voice: parsing Paul's ecstatic discourse; 4. Paul's practice: discerning ecstasies in practice; 5. The whole Paul: a short course in (non-deterministic) complexity.

Product details

• Authors: Colleen Shantz, Colleen (University of St Michael''s Colle Shantz
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.04.2009
• EAN: 9780521866101
• ISBN: 978-0-521-86610-1
• No. of pages: 278
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Practical theology; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works