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==== Lisa M. Bowens, ''[[An Apostle in Battle: Paul and Spiritual Warfare in 2 Corinthians 12:1-10 (2017 Bowens), book|An Apostle in Battle: Paul and Spiritual Warfare in 2 Corinthians 12:1-10]]'' (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2020) ==== | |||
:"In this close reading of 2 Corinthians 12:1-10, Lisa M. Bowens provides a detailed historical-critical exegesis and comparative analysis to establish that Paul links his ascent in 2 Corinthians 12:1-10 to 2 Corinthians 10:3-6 where he foregrounds a cosmic battle around the mind and the knowledge of God. In 10:3-6, the apostle presents a trilateral framework of cosmology, epistemology, and theological anthropology, which converge in his heavenly journey. Lisa M. Bowens examines a variety of Jewish and Greco-Roman texts and calls attention to the persistence and importance of martial imagery in chapters 10-13 of Second Corinthians, including in Paul's ascent narrative. Moreover, prayers of deliverance from evil forces become more prevalent around the first century, and this work situates Paul's request in 2 Corinthians 12:8 within this genre."--Publisher description. | |||
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Revision as of 18:09, 7 December 2021
Lisa M. Bowens is an African-American scholar at Princeton Theological Seminary.
<lisa.bowens@ptsem.edu>
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Lisa M. Bowens, An Apostle in Battle: Paul and Spiritual Warfare in 2 Corinthians 12:1-10 (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2020)
- "In this close reading of 2 Corinthians 12:1-10, Lisa M. Bowens provides a detailed historical-critical exegesis and comparative analysis to establish that Paul links his ascent in 2 Corinthians 12:1-10 to 2 Corinthians 10:3-6 where he foregrounds a cosmic battle around the mind and the knowledge of God. In 10:3-6, the apostle presents a trilateral framework of cosmology, epistemology, and theological anthropology, which converge in his heavenly journey. Lisa M. Bowens examines a variety of Jewish and Greco-Roman texts and calls attention to the persistence and importance of martial imagery in chapters 10-13 of Second Corinthians, including in Paul's ascent narrative. Moreover, prayers of deliverance from evil forces become more prevalent around the first century, and this work situates Paul's request in 2 Corinthians 12:8 within this genre."--Publisher description.