Paul’s Jewish Context: Reinterpreting His Theology Through First-Century Judaism – Paperback

Description

Report copyright infringement

by Thomas G. Casey (Editor), Justin Taylor (Editor)

The discerning and perceptive essays gathered together in this volume make evident that a comprehensive understanding of Pauline thought must include the following aspects of his entire and comprehensive matrix: –an examination of the Pauline letters in their specific and contingent as well as their broader and coherent contexts; –a careful and precise analysis of all relevant Jewish literature, including the Dead Sea Scrolls; –the incorporation of all relevant archaeological, historical, and literary evidence for the reconstruction of the political, cultural, and religious matrix of the Greco-Roman cities to which Paul’s letters are addressed. The issues treated in this volume are of enormous relevance for a better understanding of Paul’s Jewish Matrix and his very “Jewishness.” +

Number of Pages: 392 Dimensions: 1 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN Publication Date: May 01, 2011

Explore more from our collection.