Resurrection on the Road to Damascus? Exploring Paul’s Purview on His Damascus Experience
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https://doi.org/10.24193/sacrascripta.2021.11Keywords:
Grace, transformation, resurrection, God, Abraham, paradigmaticAbstract
Scholars agree that Paul's Damascus experience was life-changing, but they disagree when it comes to how that is to be defined.
This article delves into the resurrection-aspects present in how Paul describes this event. Romans 4,17 about God "who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist" is given a bearing on Paul's experience. The grace he found in this event is resurrection at work.
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