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Paul, the pagans' apostle / Paula Fredriksen.
Author
Fredriksen, Paula
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2017]
©2017
Description
1 online resource.
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Available Online
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Paul the Apostle, Saint
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Biographies
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collective biographies
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Summary note
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
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ISBN
9780300231366 ((electronic book))
0300231369 ((electronic book))
0300225881
9780300225884
OCLC
994882862
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