Paul Was Not a Christian

by Eisenbaum, Pamela

• ISBN13: 9780061349911
• ISBN10: 0061349917
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-09-07
• Publisher: Harperone

Summary

A New Testament scholar reveals the historical Paul, not as the founder of a new Christian religion, but as a devout Jew who believed Jesus was the Christ who would unite Jews and Gentiles and fulfill God's universal plan for humanity.

Author Biography

Pamela Eisenbaum is the associate professor of biblical studies and Christian origins at Iliff School of Theology in Denver, Colorado. Eisenbaum is a national media expert on early Christianity and, as a practicing Jew teaching in a Christian seminary, has a unique perspective on the origins of Christianity.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Note to the Reader	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
Was Paul Really Jewish?	p. 5
Paul the Problem	p. 10
How Paul Became a Christian	p. 32
Reading Paul as a Jew-Almost	p. 55
Paul's Jewish Inheritance	p. 67
Who Is and Who Isn't a Jew?	p. 99
The Flexible Pharisees	p. 116
Paul the (Ex?)-Pharisee	p. 132
A Typical Jew	p. 150
A Radical Jewish Monotheist	p. 172
On a Mission from God	p. 196
"On the Contrary, We Uphold the Law!"	p. 208
Justification Through Jesus Christ	p. 240
It's the End of the World as We Know It	p. 250
Glossary	p. 257
Notes	p. 259
Bibliography	p. 295
Index	p. 305
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