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The New Cambridge Companion to St. Paul

Part of Cambridge Companions to Religion

Editor: Bruce W. Longenecker, Baylor University, Texas

Bruce W. Longenecker, Paula Fredriksen, Richard Ascough, Margaret Y. MacDonald, Peter Oakesz, Sylvia C. Keesmaat, James W. Aageson, Michael J. Gorman, Susan Grove Eastman, David Lincicum, Matthew V. Novenson, David G. Horrell, Margaret M. Mitchell, John M. G. Barclay

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Date Published: August 2020
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format: Hardback
isbn: 9781108423700

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St Paul was a pivotal and controversial figure in the fledgling Jesus movement of the first century. The New Cambridge Companion to St Paul provides an invaluable entryway into the study of Paul and his letters. Composed of sixteen essays by an international team of scholars, it explores some of the key issues in the current study of his dynamic and demanding theological discourse. The volume first examines Paul's life and the first-century context in which he and his communities lived. Contributors then analyze particular writings by comparing and contrasting at least two selected letters, while thematic essays examine topics of particular importance, including how Paul read scripture, his relation to Judaism and monotheism, why his message may have been attractive to first-century audiences, how his message was elaborated in various ways in the first four centuries, and how his theological discourse might relate to contemporary theological discourse and ideological analysis today.
- Examines Paul's life and the first-century context in which he and his communities lived
- Thematic essays explore issues of particular importance, posing questions and examining how Paul's theological discourse might relate to contemporary theological discourse and ideological analysis today
- Chapters in Part II each compare and contract at least two selected letters, engaging with commonalities and differences in Paul's writings
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‘There are riches on every page … All readers will value this new Companion.’ Robin Griffith-Jones, Church Times
‘Content-wise, the contributions are all fine pieces of scholarship, accessible, yet well-resourced, and above all interesting, which is essential for a work styled as a Companion. Perhaps the key question for students or educators who already have the Dunn volume will be whether it is worth also having this, to which the answer is 'yes'!’ Michael J. Lakey, Journal of the Study of the New Testament
'This New Cambridge Companion is a fine handbook for courses on Paul for students, and holds a good number of fresh insights and surprises for scholars alike.' C. Stenschke, Ephemerides Theologicae Lovanienses
‘This volume, which could be easily used in classrooms, is a welcome contribution to the study of Paul and a worthy successor to the first edition.’ Jason Maston, Religious Studies Review
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Product details
- Date Published: August 2020
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9781108423700
- length: 372 pages
- dimensions: 235 x 158 x 24 mm
- weight: 0.63kg
- contains: 2 tables
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Part I. Paul, Letters and Communities:
1. What do we find in Paul's letters? Bruce W. Longenecker
2. Who was Paul? Paula Fredriksen
3. What kind of world did Paul's communities live in? Richard Ascough
Part II. The Pauline Letter Collection:
4. The Thessalonian and Corinthian letters Margaret Y. MacDonald
5. Galatians and Romans Peter Oakesz
6. Philippians and Philemon Douglas A. Campbell
7. Colossians and Ephesians Sylvia C. Keesmaat
8. The pastoral epistles James W. Aageson
Part III. Paul's Theological Discourse:
9. What did Paul think is wrong in God's world? Bruce W. Longenecker
10. What did Paul think God is doing about what's wrong? Michael J. Gorman
11. What did Paul think God is doing in Christian communities? Susan Grove Eastman
12. How did Paul read scripture? David Lincicum
13. Did Paul abandon either Judaism or monotheism? Matthew V. Novenson
14. Why were people attracted to Paul's good news? David G. Horrell
15. How was the reception of Paul shaped in the early church? Margaret M. Mitchell
16. What makes Paul challenging today? John M. G. Barclay.
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Bruce W. Longenecker, Baylor University, Texas
Bruce W. Longenecker is Melton Chair of Religion and Professor of Christian Origins at Baylor University, Texas.
Contributors
Bruce W. Longenecker, Paula Fredriksen, Richard Ascough, Margaret Y. MacDonald, Peter Oakesz, Sylvia C. Keesmaat, James W. Aageson, Michael J. Gorman, Susan Grove Eastman, David Lincicum, Matthew V. Novenson, David G. Horrell, Margaret M. Mitchell, John M. G. Barclay