Constructing Antichrist: Paul, Biblical Commentary, and the Development of Doctrine in the Early Middle Ages

The figure of Antichrist has gripped the Christian imagination for two thousand years. But Antichrist does not spring fully from the pages of Scripture. Rather, he emerges over a millennium of reflection on hints and clues scattered throughout Scripture and Christian tradition. In particular, the image of Antichrist is tied in a vital way to the man medieval Christians knew simply as 'the Apostle'—St. Paul.

Constructing Antichrist engages readers with the question: what does Paul have to do...