Navigating Paul: An Introduction to Key Theological Concepts / Edition 1

by Jouette M. Bassler

Overview

Jouette Bassler, one of the foremost experts on Pauline theology, offers her wisdom and insight into the core of Paul's thought in this brief and accessible book. She focuses on major themes in Paul, such as grace, law, faith, righteousness, Israel, resurrection, and what it means to be "in Christ." Through each of these themes, she explores the wealth of Paul's various writings, lifting up the most important and basic of Paul's ideas and explaining them within the context of the ancient Greco-Roman world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780664227418
Publisher:	Westminster John Knox Press
Publication date:	12/18/2006
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	152
Sales rank:	927,270
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Jouette M. Bassler is Professor Emeritus of New Testament at Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University, in Dallas, Texas. She is the author of numerous books on the New Testament, including two volumes of Pauline Theology and God and Mammon.

Table of Contents

Preface     vii
Abbreviations     ix
Grace: Probing Its Limits     1
Paul and the Jewish Law     11
Faith     23
In Christ: Mystical Reality or Mere Metaphor?     35
The Righteousness of God     49
The Future of "Israel": Who Is Israel?     71
"Then Comes the End...": The Parousia and the Resurrection of the Dead     87
Endnotes     97
Bibliography     121
Index of Ancient Sources     129
Index of Modern Authors     135
Index of Subjects     137