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Art of Saint Paul

The Art of Saint Paul refers to a method of predicting the future that some visionaries claimed was taught to Saint Paul during his journey to the third heaven, as described in the New Testament. Charlatans and fortune-tellers later asserted themselves as inheritors of this supposed art. This practice exemplifies the tendency to attach mystical … Read more