Learning Through Suffering: The Educational Value of Suffering in the New Testament and in Its Milieu

by Charles H. Talbert

Overview

From the various biblical explanations of suffering, this volume chooses to focus on one: suffering sometimes possesses an educational value. It explores the differing versions of this view in Paul, James, 1 Peter, Hebrews, and Luke-Acts, and sets these Christian perspectives against the backdrop of similar explanations in Jewish and Greco-Roman cultures.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781481309776
Publisher:	Baylor University Press
Publication date:	05/01/2018
Pages:	96
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Charles H. Talbert (PhD, Vanderbilt University) is Distinguished Professor of Religion at Baylor University. A former editor of the Society of Biblical Literature Dissertation Series, he is the author or editor of more than two dozen books.

Table of Contents

Preface
1. The Educational Value of Suffering in Mediterranean Antiquity
2. The Educational Value of Suffering in James
3. The Educational Value of Suffering in 1 Peter
4. The Educational Value of Suffering in Hebrews
5. The Educational Value of Suffering in Luke-Acts
Conclusion