Book contents
- The New Cambridge Companion to St. Paul
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The New Cambridge Companion to St. Paul
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Map
- Contributors
- Abbreviations
- Part I Paul, Letters and Communities
- 1 What Do We Find in Paul’s Letters?
- 2 Who Was Paul?
- 3 What Kind of World Did Paul’s Communities Live In?
- Part II The Pauline Letter Collection
- Part III Paul’s Theological Discourse
- Bibliography
- Index of Biblical and Ancient Writings
- Index of Modern Scholars
- Cambridge Companions to Religion (continued from page iii)
- References
1 - What Do We Find in Paul’s Letters?
from Part I - Paul, Letters and Communities
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 June 2020
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Book contents
- The New Cambridge Companion to St. Paul
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The New Cambridge Companion to St. Paul
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Map
- Contributors
- Abbreviations
- Part I Paul, Letters and Communities
- 1 What Do We Find in Paul’s Letters?
- 2 Who Was Paul?
- 3 What Kind of World Did Paul’s Communities Live In?
- Part II The Pauline Letter Collection
- Part III Paul’s Theological Discourse
- Bibliography
- Index of Biblical and Ancient Writings
- Index of Modern Scholars
- Cambridge Companions to Religion (continued from page iii)
- References
Summary
This essay introduces the study of Paul and his letters to a non-specialist audience, overviewing the main issues that require negotiation and consideration whenever Paul’s letters are studied, including sections entitled: Why did Paul write letters? What letters did Paul write? Did other people contribute to Paul’s letters? To what extent is Paul’s discourse stable? How much do we know about Paul’s life? and To what extent can we make use of Acts?
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- The New Cambridge Companion to St. Paul , pp. 3 - 22Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020
References
Further Reading
Fredriksen, Paula. Paul, the Pagan’s Apostle. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2017.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Gorman, Michael J. Apostle of the Crucified Lord: A Theological Introduction to Paul and His Letters. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2017.Google Scholar
Gray, Patrick. Paul as a Problem in History and Culture: The Apostle and His Critics through the Centuries. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2016.Google Scholar
Horrell, David G. An Introduction to the Study of Paul. New York: Bloomsbury T&T Clark, 2015.Google Scholar
Longenecker, Bruce W. and Still, Todd D., Thinking through Paul: A Survey of His Life, Letters, and Theology. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2014.Google Scholar
Roetzel, Calvin. The Letters of Paul: Conversations in Context. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox, 2009.Google Scholar
Sanders, E. P. Paul: The Apostle’s Life, Letters, and Thought. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2015.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
White, Benjamin L. Remembering Paul: Ancient and Modern Contests over the Image of the Apostle. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014.Google Scholar