The Bible in the religious and philosophical works of N. S. Arseniev: Mystical experience
Известия Саратовского университета. Новая серия: Серия Философия. Психология. Педагогика June 5, 2023 Gaponenkov Alexey Alekseevich, Alexey Alekseevich
Nikolai Sergeevich Arseniev's mystical experience formed through his life and biblical studies, culminating in his exegetical work on the Apostle Paul. His writings centered on Scripture, exploring the Logos in John's Gospel and Paul's mystical experience. Arseniev emphasized mysticism across ancient cults, medieval poetry, desert fathers, and Russian religious thinkers. In Paul's Epistles, he highlighted mysticism of life in Christ, Christian realism, and the realism of the Cross and Resurrection. According to Arseniev, Paul's mystical experience differs from ordinary experience and is more real because the apostle is subdued and captured by Christ and God's grace.