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Pauline scholarship has been sensitive to the context and experience of the communities to which Paul writes, but less able to account for or incorporate Paul's own experience into analysis of his letters. This dissertation seeks to redress that lack in part by considering one a…

This dissertation explores the role of extraordinary religious experience in Pauline Christianity through a study of Paul's claim to have been snatched into the third heaven and Paradise only to suffer later from a "thorn in the flesh" (2 Corinthians 12:1-10). Many previous inte…

Use of ecstasy (3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine, MDMA) is becoming an increasing health problem across the United States. Numerous studies have demonstrated that ecstasy is a selective serotonin neurotoxin in several animal species and in humans. However, until recently, the c…

Dünyamız, modern dönemle birlikte ulaşım, iletişim, kimya alanında yaşanan hızlı teknolojik gelişmelerle toplumsal değerler sistemi ve yaşam tarzlarında yaşanan köklü değişimlerin kesiştiği noktada gençler arasında giderek artan madde bağımlılığı olgusuyla karşı karşıya kalmıştı…