The Apostle Paul and the Pauline Tradition

by Finlan, Stephen

• ISBN13: 9780814652718
• ISBN10: 0814652719
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-08-15
• Publisher: Michael Glazier

Summary

"Much of the popular understanding of the apostle Paul has been shaped not by Paul's letters themselves but by the Acts of the Apostles. This understanding, many believe, leads to misunderstanding Paul's theology. In The Apostle Paul and the Pauline Tradition Stephen Finlan takes a new approach, focusing on the letters themselves. He views the Pauline tradition as including the teachings and writings of Paul himself, the assimilation and often simplification of Paul's ideas by those who followed him and then wrote letters in his name, and the final form of the letters the church has labeled as Paul's."--BOOK JACKET.

Author Biography

Stephen Finlan is an adjunct professor at Drew University and has taught at Fordham.

Table of Contents

Abbreviations
The Pauline Letters
The Social and Literary Settings of the Letters	p. 1
An Outline of the Life of Paul	p. 11
First and Second Thessalonians	p. 20
First Corinthians	p. 31
Second Corinthians	p. 58
Galatians	p. 76
Romans	p. 97
Philippians and Philemon	p. 136
Colossians and Ephesians	p. 151
The Pastoral Epistles	p. 166
Hebrews and Other Letters	p. 182
Bibliography	p. 200
Index of Modern Authors	p. 208
Index of Ancient Texts	p. 211
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