than the event itself, and so must be seen to reflect something of a later understanding and developed appreciation of what occurred and of what it all meant. Likewise, both Paul’s allusions to and Luke’s reports of that experience are set in contexts that have other purposes, and so must be read in the light of their authors’ respective intentions—without forcing them to say more than their authors intended, or accusing their authors of distortion because their purposes prohibited them from saying
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