First defining the major mystical paradigms in the New Testament writings, their corresponding empirical indicators (different symbols, technical vocabulary, etc.) and how they appear in the text;
Second determine (through an analysis of the new clusters) the various functions and development of the major mystical paradigms of the New Testament authors (Mark, Matthew, Luke, Paul, etc.) and the main heroes in the text, including figures of authority (Peter , James and John, Thomas, Mary Magdalene, Paul, etc.);
Third explore the interaction between features of mystical paradigms of the authors and the features of mystical paradigms of the heroes of the Christian Scriptures;
4th Tracking and understanding the reception history of selected NT passages through the Ante-Nicene period, with special care to understand their emergence as mystical traditions in other contexts.