{"product_id":"the-blackwell-companion-to-paul-isbn-9781118724064","title":"The Blackwell Companion to Paul","description":"The \u003ci\u003eBlackwell Companion to Paul\u003c\/i\u003e presents a distinctive dual focus approach that encompasses both the historical Paul and the history of Paul's influence. In doing so, expert contributors successfully address the interests of students of early Christianity and those of Christian theology. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a complete overview of the life, writings and legacy of one of the key figures of Christianity\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe essays compass the major themes of Paul's life and work, as well as his impact through the centuries on theology, Church teaching, social beliefs, art, literature, and contemporary intellectual thought \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEdited by one of the leading figures in the field of Pauline Studies \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe contributors include a range of world-renowned academics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStephen Westerholm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Paul and Christian Origins 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Pauline Chronology 9\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRainer Riesner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Paul and the Macedonian Believers 30\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTodd D. Still\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Paul and the Corinthian Believers 46\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCraig S. Keener\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Paul and the Galatian Believers 63\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStephen Chester\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Paul and the Believers of Western Asia 79\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn Paul Heil\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Paul and the Roman Believers 93\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBeverly Roberts Gaventa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 The Pastoral Epistles 108\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eI. Howard Marshall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 The Portrait of Paul in Acts 124\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStanley E. Porter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 The Gospel According to St. Paul 139\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJames D. G. Dunn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Paul and Scripture 154\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJ. Ross Wagner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Paul’s Christology 172\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSimon J. Gathercole\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Paul, Judaism, and the Jewish People 188\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn M. G. Barclay\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Paul and the Law 202\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eArland J. Hultgren\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 The Text of the Pauline Corpus 216\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDirk Jongkind\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Rhetoric in the Letters of Paul 232\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJean-Noël Aletti\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 The Social Setting of Pauline Communities 248\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGerd Theissen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Women in the Pauline Churches 268\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMargaret Y. MacDonald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Paul and Empire 285\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eN. T. Wright\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Readers of Paul 299\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Marcion 301\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHeikki Räisänen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Origen 316\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeter Widdicombe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Chrysostom 330\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristopher A. Hall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Augustine 345\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLewis Ayres\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Aquinas 361\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMatthew Levering\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Luther 375\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMickey L. Mattox\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Calvin 391\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnthony N. S. Lane\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 John and Charles Wesley 406\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn R. Tyson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Barth 424\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRichard E. Burnett\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Recent Continental Philosophers 440\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eP. Travis Kroeker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Jewish Readings of Paul 455\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaniel R. Langton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Orthodox Readings of Paul 472\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTheodore G. Stylianopoulos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 African Readings of Paul 488\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGrant LeMarquand\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III The Legacy of Paul 505\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Art 507\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobin M. Jensen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 Literature 531\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid Lyle Jeffrey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 Christian Theology: Sin and the Fall 546\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMarguerite Shuster\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35 Christian Theology: The Spirit 561\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRalph Del Colle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36 Christian Theology: Ethics 576\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGilbert Meilaender\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37 Christian Theology: The Church 589\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNicholas M. Healy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 605 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“In sum, this companion deserves a place on the shelf of every student, pastor, and scholar. It will be of more use to the former two, but even the scholar may reap some insights from this volume, especially in the sections that are more foreign to one’s field. I highly recommend this work.”  (\u003ci\u003eExegeticaltools.com\u003c\/i\u003e, 23 December 2015)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“The volume offers an up-to-date survey of major themes and current scholarship on Paul. Its attempt to bridge the gap between Paul and the reception of him through the ages and in theology is welcome.”  (\u003ci\u003eBiblical Interpretations\u003c\/i\u003e, 2015)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“He has not only succeeded in making that conversation possible but has also produced a comprehensive work on Paul that will be of great benefit to all who open its pages for many years to come.”  (\u003ci\u003eReligious Studies Review\u003c\/i\u003e, 12 September 2014)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“This broad and handsome volume is arguably the most comprehensive introduction to Paul ever produced … There is insight aplenty for every reader. Westerholm has assembled a stellar cast of scholars with a brief to elucidate the content and impact of Paul’s message through history ... A very worth-while collection of mostly top-notch articles by a group of scholars at the heights of their powers ... These essays could set the agenda for Pauline studies in some areas for many years to come and all will offer every student of Paul – expert and novice alike – much food for thought and further reflection.” \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRegent's Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“This is a handsome, important volume that will be of great value to most students of the New Testament and early Christianity ... Highly recommended: upper-division undergraduates and above.” \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Despite the mountain of books on Paul, including some substantial single-authored overviews, there are, to my knowledge, no major, multi-author companions of the length and scope of this new addition to the Blackwell Companions series ... The book offers a wealth of material to inform and stimulate the study of Paul’s impact on the history of theology ... The editor has assembled an international and high-quality team of expert contributors, whose essays are well written and well informed ... An important reference point for students of Paul – and, equally, students of Paul’s impact on the history of Christian theology – for some time to come.” \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTheology  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“The contributors are first rate; the essays are concise, stimulating and informative; this is a very interesting and useful companion volume.”\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e  Journal for the Study of The New Testament\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTEPHEN WESTERHOLM, D. Th.,\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Early Christianity in the Department of Religious Studies at McMaster University, Canada, where he has taught since 1984. Specializing in Pauline studies, he has published \u003ci\u003eIsrael's Law and the Church's Faith: Paul and His Recent Interpreters\u003c\/i\u003e (1988), \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Paul\u003c\/i\u003e (2004) and \u003ci\u003ePerspectives Old and New on Paul: The \"Lutheran\" Paul and His Critics\u003c\/i\u003e (2004), in addition to studies on the Synoptic Gospels and historical Jesus.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The contributors are ???rst rate; the essays are concise, stimulating and informative; this is a very interesting and useful companion volume.\" \u003ci\u003eJournal for the Study of The New Testament\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This broad and handsome volume is arguably the most comprehensive introduction to Paul ever produced ... A very worthwhile collection of mostly top-notch articles by a group of scholars at the heights of their powers ... These essays could set the agenda for Pauline studies in some areas for many years to come and all will offer every student of Paul – expert and novice alike – much food for thought and further re???ection.\" \u003ci\u003eRegent's Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The book offers a wealth of material to inform and stimulate the study of Paul's impact on the history of theology ... The editor has assembled an international and high-quality team of expert contributors, whose essays are well written and well informed ... An important reference point for students of Paul – and, equally, students of Paul's impact on the history of Christian theology – for some time to come.\" \u003ci\u003eTheology\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Blackwell Companion to Paul\u003c\/i\u003e offers a comprehensive overview of the life, teachings and legacy of one of the founding ??? gures of Christianity. In a series of chapters by internationally recognized academics, the major aspects of Paul's life and work are explored, as well as his in???uence on Christian thinkers and Christian belief over the centuries and his impact on less discussed areas such as art and literature. The result is a wonderfully rich and wide-ranging volume.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ???rst section approaches the study of Paul and Christian origins, offering clear and skilful accounts of Paul's life and writings, and exploring their social and historical setting. The second part addresses the in??? uence of Paul on a number of key Christian thinkers, including Origen, Augustine, Aquinas, Luther and Barth, among others, as well as examining Jewish, Orthodox and African readings of Paul. The third part tackles the legacy of Paul on key topics of Christian theology such as ethics and ecclesiology, but also on art and literature. The outstanding group of contributors offer a uniquely comprehensive and impressive account of the major areas of Paul's life and work, as well as providing insights into lesser explored areas.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The contributors are first rate; the essays are concise, stimulating and informative; this is a very interesting and useful companion volume.”\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  —Journal for the Study of The New Testament\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“This broad and handsome volume is arguably the most comprehensive introduction to Paul ever produced ... A very worth-while collection of mostly top-notch articles by a group of scholars at the heights of their powers ... These essays could set the agenda for Pauline studies in some areas for many years to come and all will offer every student of Paul – expert and novice alike – much food for thought and further reflection.”\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRegent's Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This is a handsome, important volume that will be of great value to most students of the New Testament and early Christianity ... Highly recommended.”\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990170124517,"sku":"NP9781118724064","price":59.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118724064.jpg?v=1761786770","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-blackwell-companion-to-paul-isbn-9781118724064","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}