2010-02-102010-02-102002Pilch, JJ 2002, 'Paul’s ecstatic trance experience near Damascus in Acts of the Apostles', HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies, vol. 58, no. 2, pp. 690-707.[http://www.hts.org.za/index.php/HTS/issue/archive]0259-9422 (print)http://hdl.handle.net/2263/13006Spine cut of Journal binding and pages scanned on flatbed EPSON Expression 10000 XL; 400dpi; text/lineart - black and white - stored to Tiff Derivation: Abbyy Fine Reader v.9 work with PNG-format (black and white); Photoshop CS3; Adobe Acrobat v.9 Web display format PDFLuke reports more than twenty altered states of consciousness experiences in Acts of the Apostles. These are common and normal human experiences in approximately ninety percent of contemporary cultures. In the ancient Circum-Mediterranean world, it seems to have been common and normal in about eighty percent of those cultures. Insights from psychological anthropology, cultural anthropology and cognitive neuroscience contribute to an improved understanding and interpretation of these experiences in the Bible, particularly the call of Paul as reported in Acts 9; 22; 26.enFaculty of Theology, University of PretoriaActs of the ApostlesBible -- N.T. -- Acts -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.Consciousness -- Religious aspectsPaul, the Apostle, Saint -- ConversionTrance -- Religious aspectsExperience (Religion)Life change events -- Religious aspectsArticle