• 1 Thessalonians 4.13–18 in Rabbinic Perspective

    Author(s):
    Joel Baden (see profile) , Candida Moss
    Date:
    2012
    Subject(s):
    Bible, Bible. New Testament, Rabbinical literature--Study and teaching
    Item Type:
    Article
    Tag(s):
    1 Thessalonians, New Testament, Rabbinics
    Permanent URL:
    http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/jssr-n537
    Abstract:
    1 Thessalonians 4.13-18 has occasioned much scholarly speculation regarding Paul’s conception of the resurrected body, the character of those caught up in Christ, the ultimate fate of those who are caught up in the air, and Pauline eschatology in general. The interpretation of the passage may be illuminated by comparison with rabbinic traditions in which the righteous escape judgment and destruction in Sheol by flying and being borne aloft by clouds, traditions that, given Paul’s Jewish heritage, could well stand in the background of 1 Thess 4.13-18.
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    Published as:
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    Pub. DOI:
    10.1017/S0028688511000361
    Publisher:
    Cambridge University Press (CUP)
    Pub. Date:
    2012-3-7
    Journal:
    New Testament Studies
    Volume:
    58
    Issue:
    2
    Page Range:
    199 - 212
    ISSN:
    0028-6885,1469-8145
    Status:
    Published
    Last Updated:
    3 years ago
    License:
    All Rights Reserved

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