Paul, the pagans' apostle / Paula Fredriksen.

Author
Fredriksen, Paula [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • New Haven : Yale University Press, [2017]
  • ©2017
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1 online resource.

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Often seen as the author of timeless Christian theology, Paul himself heatedly maintained that he lived and worked in history's closing hours. His letters propel his readers into two ancient worlds, one Jewish, one pagan. The first was incandescent with apocalyptic hopes, expecting God through his messiah to fulfill his ancient promises of redemption to Israel. The second teemed with ancient actors, not only human but also divine: angry superhuman forces, jealous demons, and hostile cosmic gods. Both worlds are Paul's, and his convictions about the first shaped his actions in the second. Only by situating Paul within this charged social context of gods and humans, pagans and Jews, cities, synagogues, and competing Christ-following assemblies can we begin to understand his mission and message. This original and provocative book offers a dramatically new perspective on one of history's seminal figures.
Bibliographic references
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-280) and indexes.
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-280) and indexes.
Source of description
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 3, 2017).
Contents
  • Introduction : The message and the messenger
  • Israel and the nations
  • Fatherland and Mother City
  • Paul : Mission and persecution
  • Paul and the law
  • Christ and the Kingdom
  • Postscript.
ISBN
  • 9780300231366 ((electronic book))
  • 0300231369 ((electronic book))
  • 0300225881
  • 9780300225884
OCLC
994882862
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