Overview

The Blackwell Companion to Paul presents a distinctive dual focus approach that encompasses both the historical Paul and the history of Paul's influence. In doing so, expert contributors successfully address the interests of students of early Christianity and those of Christian theology.
  • Offers a complete overview of the life, writings and legacy of one of the key figures of Christianity
  • The essays compass the major themes of Paul's life and ...
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Overview

The Blackwell Companion to Paul presents a distinctive dual focus approach that encompasses both the historical Paul and the history of Paul's influence. In doing so, expert contributors successfully address the interests of students of early Christianity and those of Christian theology.
  • Offers a complete overview of the life, writings and legacy of one of the key figures of Christianity
  • The essays compass the major themes of Paul's life and work, as well as his impact through the centuries on theology, Church teaching, social beliefs, art, literature, and contemporary intellectual thought
  • Edited by one of the leading figures in the field of Pauline Studies
  • The contributors include a range of world-renowned academics
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Editorial Reviews

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“This broad and handsome volume is arguably the most comprehensive introduction to Paul ever produced … There is insight aplenty for every reader. Westerholm has assembled a stellar cast of scholars with a brief to elucidate the content and impact of Paul’s message through history ... A very worth-while collection of mostly top-notch articles by a group of scholars at the heights of their powers ... These essays could set the agenda for Pauline studies in some areas for many years to come and all will offer every student of Paul – expert and novice alike – much food for thought and further reflection.” Regent's Reviews

“This is a handsome, important volume that will be of great value to most students of the New Testament and early Christianity ... Highly recommended: upper-division undergraduates and above.” Choice

“Despite the mountain of books on Paul, including some substantial single-authored overviews, there are, to my knowledge, no major, multi-author companions of the length and scope of this new addition to the Blackwell Companions series ... The book offers a wealth of material to inform and stimulate the study of Paul’s impact on the history of theology ... The editor has assembled an international and high-quality team of expert contributors, whose essays are well written and well informed ... An important reference point for students of Paul – and, equally, students of Paul’s impact on the history of Christian theology – for some time to come.” Theology

“The contributors are first rate; the essays are concise, stimulating and informative; this is a very interesting and useful companion volume.”Journal for the Study of The New Testament

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781444395761
  • Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
  • Publication date: 3/29/2011
  • Sold by: Barnes & Noble
  • Format: eBook
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 632
  • Product dimensions: 5.91 (w) x 9.84 (h) x 0.59 (d)
  • File size: 4 MB

Meet the Author

Stephen Westerholm, D. Th., is Professor of Early Christianity in the Department of Religious Studies at McMaster University, Canada, where he has taught since 1984. Specializing in Pauline studies, he has published Israel's Law and the Church's Faith: Paul and His Recent Interpreters (1988), Understanding Paul and Perspectives Old and New on Paul: The "Lutheran" Paul and His Critics (2004), in addition to studies on the Synoptic Gospels and historical Jesus.
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Table of Contents

Notes on Contributors.

Acknowledgments.

Introduction (Stephen Westerholm).

Part I Paul and Christian Origins.

1 Pauline Chronology (Rainer Riesner).

2 Paul and the Macedonian Believers (Todd D. Still).

3 Paul and the Corinthian Believers (Craig S. Keener).

4 Paul and the Galatian Believers (Stephen Chester).

5 Paul and the Believers of Western Asia (John Paul Heil).

6 Paul and the Roman Believers (Beverly Roberts Gaventa).

7 The Pastoral Epistles (I. Howard Marshall).

8 The Portrait of Paul in Acts (Stanley E. Porter).

9 The Gospel According to St. Paul (James D. G. Dunn).

10 Paul and Scripture (J. Ross Wagner).

11 Paul’s Christology (Simon J. Gathercole).

12 Paul, Judaism, and the Jewish People (John M. G. Barclay).

13 Paul and the Law (Arland J. Hultgren).

14 The Text of the Pauline Corpus (Dirk Jongkind).

15 Rhetoric in the Letters of Paul (Jean-Noël Aletti).

16 The Social Setting of Pauline Communities (Gerd Theissen).

17 Women in the Pauline Churches (Margaret Y. MacDonald).

18 Paul and Empire (N. T. Wright).

Part II Readers of Paul.

19 Marcion (Heikki Räisänen).

20 Origen (Peter Widdicombe).

21 Chrysostom (Christopher A. Hall).

22 Augustine (Lewis Ayres).

23 Aquinas (Matthew Levering).

24 Luther (Mickey L. Mattox).

25 Calvin (Anthony N. S. Lane).

26 John and Charles Wesley (John R. Tyson).

27 Barth (Richard E. Burnett).

28 Recent Continental Philosophers (P. Travis Kroeker).

29 Jewish Readings of Paul (Daniel R. Langton).

30 Orthodox Readings of Paul (Theodore G. Stylianopoulos).

31 African Readings of Paul (Grant LeMarquand).

Part III The Legacy of Paul.

32 Art (Robin M. Jensen).

33 Literature (David Lyle Jeffrey).

34 Christian Theology: Sin and the Fall (Marguerite Shuster).

35 Christian Theology: The Spirit (Ralph Del Colle).

36 Christian Theology: Ethics (Gilbert Meilaender).

37 Christian Theology: The Church (Nicholas M. Healy).

Index.

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