The Letters of Paul: Conversations in Context

by Roetzel, Calvin J.

• ISBN13: 9780664257828
• ISBN10: 0664257828
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-10-01
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Pr

Summary

Exploring the sometimes heated exchanges found in the letters of Paul, Calvin Roetzel compares Paul's Jewish background and the cultures of his converts. Roetzel brings alive Paul's intriguing and sometimes enigmatic personality, making his theology as accessible and engaging to Christians today as it was to Christians living in the first century.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Fourth Edition	ix	(2)
Preface to the First Edition	xi
Introduction: Contrary Impressions	1	(5)
1. Paul and His World	6	(45)
2. The Anatomy of the Letters	51	(16)
3. Traditions behind the Letters	67	(12)
4. The Letters as Conversations	79	(40)
5. Paul and His Myths	119	(14)
6. The First Interpreters of Paul	133	(28)
7. Currents and Crosscurrents	161	(30)
Notes	191	(22)
Selected Bibliographies	213	(20)
Index	233