{"product_id":"paul-isbn-9781405178907","title":"Paul","description":"Seesengood traces the life and impact of Paul – one of Christianity’s most influential figures – through the major periods Christian history. Exploring the changing interpretations of Paul and his work, the author throws new light on his writings and on religious history.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a unique, insightful journey through the many and varied interpretations of Paul’s life and work over 2,000 years – from the Gnostic controversy, to Luther and the Reformation, to contemporary debates over religion and science\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplains Paul’s pivotal role within Christian history, and how his missionary journeys, canonized epistles and theological insights were cornerstones of the early Church and central to the formation of Christian doctrine\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eArgues that each new interpretation of Paul is the result of a fresh set of cultural, social and ideological circumstances – and so questions whether it is ever possible to discover the real Paul\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  Acknowledgments.  \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Meeting Paul Again for the First Time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. What Do We Know About \"Paul,\" and How Do We Know It?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWho Is \"Paul\"?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSifting the Data: Five Starting Assumptions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMore Problems: The Question of Canon.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSorting through the Data: The Range of Scholarly Views.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(Finally) A Brief Tour of Paul’s Letters.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Acts of the Apostles.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHebrews.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Paul in the Ante-Nicene Church.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is \"Ante-Nicene\" Christianity?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Ancient \"Heretics:\" Marcion and the Gnostics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMarcion’s Paul.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMarcion’s Bible.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLessons from Marcion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaul Outside the New Testament.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePseudepigraphy: A Closer Look.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Developing \"Science\" of Biblical Interpretation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAntiochene Christian Interpretation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlexandrian Christian Interpretation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Paul in Late Antiquity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWestern and Eastern Christianity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCanon Closure.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAugustine of Hippo.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. The Medieval Paul(s).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaul and the Bible in the Middle Ages.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiversity of Thought in the Middle Ages.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaul as the Scholar.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaul and Medieval Cosmology and Anthropology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaul and the Doctrine of Transubstantiation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial and Civil Order.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaul and Medieval Anti-Judaism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaul the Ascetic and Mystic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Paul and the Rise of Protestant Christianity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLuther’s Challenge.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSola Scriptura.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Science of Biblical Interpretation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLuther’s Reading of Paul’s View of the Jews.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Paul in the Age of Colonization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Rise of European Colonization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Rise of Christian Missions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDebating Biblical Historicity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Letter of Philemon and Debates over Slavery.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Paul in the Twentieth Century.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLate Modernism and Postmodernism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarly Twentieth-Century Biblical Scholarship.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCounter-responses.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDebates over the Bible and the Rise of Anti-Semitism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRedeeming Paul: Paul in the Later Twentieth Century.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaul and Subjectivity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe \"New Perspective\" on Paul (Paul and Judaism).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaul and Gender.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaul and Sexual Preference.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaul and Politics and Ethnicity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Historicity of the Pauline Writings and Acts (again).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaul and the Fragmentation of the Twentieth Century.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaul and Postmodernity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: The Quest for the Historical Paul; or, What did we find if we couldn’t find Paul?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(Auto)biography and Paul.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhere Is Paul?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuesting.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Ethics of Historical Reconstructions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComparing the Historical Data for Paul and for Jesus.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImplications: The Language of Paul.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex of New Testament Citations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex of Subjects and Proper Names.\u003c\/p\u003e  \"Seesengood offers an overview of the history of how Paul and the writings attributed to him have been understood within Western Christianity. . . He writes at a level appropriate for first-year university students.\" (Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 1 August 2011)  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e Robert Paul Seesengood is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Albright College. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eCompeting Identities: The Athlete and the Gladiator in Early Christianity\u003c\/i\u003e (2006), and has written numerous articles on Paul and Pauline studies.  Tracing the life and influence of one of Christianity’s most important figures throughout the major periods of its history, this book explores the changing interpretations of Paul and his work, and in doing so throws new light on his writings and on religious history.  \u003cp\u003eThe impact of the apostle Paul on Christianity is enormous. His missionary journeys, canonized epistles, and theological insights were cornerstones of the early church and pivotal in the formation of Christian doctrine. Over the past two thousand years, Paul’s work and life have been widely dissected and discussed. Robert Seesengood charts the history of these shifting views of Paul, arguing that whether they were created during the Gnostic controversy, by Luther during the Reformation, or in the contemporary debates over religion and science, each new version is the result of a fresh set of cultural, social, and ideological circumstances. Given this, he questions whether it is ever possible to discover the real Paul.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis insightful brief history offers a unique approach to the subject, distilling the many interpretations of Paul and his impact on Christianity. It will be a vital resource for anyone studying the life and letters of Paul and the New Testament.\u003c\/p\u003e  \"An accessible narrative of interpretations and manifestations of Paul’s intellectual, religious, and political effects in history. Seesengood offers a ‘brief’, though impressive, survey of the history of scholarship about Paul, unmasking myths, legends, and popular images. This excellent resource for undergraduate and seminary students will also be of interest both to non-specialist, general readers and to biblical scholars.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eDavid J. Lull\u003c\/b\u003e, Wartburg Theological Seminary  \u003cp\u003e\"This outstanding and accessible book is a welcome and timely contribution. At a time when writers beyond theologians and biblical scholars have begun to examine Paul’s thought, this clear-eyed account and critique of the use (and abuse) of Paul through the centuries opens for students and sharpens for scholars the worlds of historical method and postmodern cultural critique. A rich addition to the study of Paul through the ages and paradigm for how to think about such matters.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eJerry L Sumney\u003c\/b\u003e, Lexington Theological Seminary\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989756231909,"sku":"NP9781405178907","price":31.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405178907.jpg?v=1761785369","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/paul-isbn-9781405178907","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}