The first Paul :
Borg, Marcus J.
The first Paul : reclaiming the radical visionary behind the Church's conservative icon / Marcus J. Borg, John Dominic Crossan. - London : SPCK, c2009. - vi, 230 p. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]) and index.
Paul : appealing or appalling? -- How to read a Pauline letter -- The life of a long-distance apostle -- "Jesus Christ is Lord" -- "Christ crucified" -- "Justification by grace through faith" -- Life together "in Christ" -- The death of an apostle.
The authors show how the apostle was slowly but steadily "deradicalized" to fit Roman social norms in regards to slavery, patriarchy, and patronage. In truth, Paul was an appealing apostle of Jesus whose vision of life "in Christ"--one of his favored phrases--is remarkably faithful to the message of Jesus himself.
9780281061587
2009004881
Paul, the Apostle, Saint.
Bible.--New Testament--Epistles of Paul--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible.--New Testament--Epistles of Paul--Theology.
BS2650.52 / .B67 2009
227/.06
The first Paul : reclaiming the radical visionary behind the Church's conservative icon / Marcus J. Borg, John Dominic Crossan. - London : SPCK, c2009. - vi, 230 p. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]) and index.
Paul : appealing or appalling? -- How to read a Pauline letter -- The life of a long-distance apostle -- "Jesus Christ is Lord" -- "Christ crucified" -- "Justification by grace through faith" -- Life together "in Christ" -- The death of an apostle.
The authors show how the apostle was slowly but steadily "deradicalized" to fit Roman social norms in regards to slavery, patriarchy, and patronage. In truth, Paul was an appealing apostle of Jesus whose vision of life "in Christ"--one of his favored phrases--is remarkably faithful to the message of Jesus himself.
9780281061587
2009004881
Paul, the Apostle, Saint.
Bible.--New Testament--Epistles of Paul--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible.--New Testament--Epistles of Paul--Theology.
BS2650.52 / .B67 2009
227/.06