TY  - BOOK
AU  - Pilch,John J.
TI  - Visions and healing in the Acts of the Apostles: how the early believers experienced God 
SN  - 0814627978 (alk. paper)
AV  - BS2625.6.V57 P55 2004
U1  - 266.6/07 22
PY  - 2004///
CY  - Collegeville, Minn.
PB  - Liturgical Press
KW  - Bible
KW  - Acts
KW  - Commentaries
KW  - Visions in the Bible
KW  - Healing in the Bible
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 160-165) and indexes; Ch. 1; Acts 1-2 the journey begins : communal religious trance experiences (ASCs) --; Ch. 2; Acts 3-5 temple tours : God acts in the temple and a private home --; Ch. 3; Acts 6-12 the journey beyond Jerusalem : individuals and communal ASCs --; Ch. 4; Acts 13:1-21:36 journeys into non-Israelite territory --; Ch. 5; Acts 21:37-28:15 prisoner's progress --; Acts 28:16-31 the journey concludes --; App. 1; Outline of Acts --; App. 2; Rite and trance --; App. 3; A ceremonial rite for experiencing the realm of God in altered states of consciousness
N2  - "This book examines religious ecstatic trance experiences and healing events reported in the Acts of the Apostles. It applies insights from the social sciences, namely: cultural anthropology, cognitive neuro-science, and medical anthropology to the interpretation of these events. It also presents Luke's continuous story-line in Acts from a literary and theological perspective. Whether or not one considers these events to be literally factual, fact-with-interpretation, or Lucan composition, the message makes plausible cultural sense to a first-century Mediterranean listener or reader."--BOOK JACKET
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0414/2004001513.html
ER  -