RT Book
T1 Paul: the pagans' apostle
A1 Fredriksen, Paula 1951-
LA English
PP New Haven
PB Yale University Press
YR 2017
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1789219434
AB Introduction : The message and the messenger -- Israel and the nations -- Fatherland and Mother City -- Paul : Mission and persecution -- Paul and the law -- Christ and the Kingdom -- Postscript.
AB Often seen as the author of timeless Christian theology, Paul himself heatedly maintained that he lived and worked in history's closing hours. His letters propel his readers into two ancient worlds, one Jewish, one pagan. The first was incandescent with apocalyptic hopes, expecting God through his messiah to fulfill his ancient promises of redemption to Israel. The second teemed with ancient actors, not only human but also divine: angry superhuman forces, jealous demons, and hostile cosmic gods. Both worlds are Paul's, and his convictions about the first shaped his actions in the second. Only by situating Paul within this charged social context of gods and humans, pagans and Jews, cities, synagogues, and competing Christ-following assemblies can we begin to understand his mission and message. This original and provocative book offers a dramatically new perspective on one of history's seminal figures
NO Includes bibliographical references  (pages 181-280) and indexes
NO Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-280) and indexes
CN BS2506.3
SN 0300231369
SN 9780300231366
K1 Paul : the Apostle, Saint
K1 Paulus : Apostel, Heiliger
K1 Paul
K1 Bibel : Paulinische Briefe
K1 RELIGION ; Biblical Studies ; New Testament
K1 RELIGION ; Christian Church ; History
K1 Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
K1 Biographies