Imitating Paul

Author : Elizabeth Anne Castelli
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1991-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0664252346

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Imitating Paul by Elizabeth Anne Castelli Pdf

What does it mean to imitate another person? What relationships are possible and necessary, or unthinkable, because of exhortation advising people to imitate Paul? What are the effects of giving special status to likeness? Questions such as these are posed in this thought-provoking book that addresses the notion of mimesis (imitation) and how it functions in Paul's letters as a strategy of power. The Literary Currents in Biblical Interpretation series explores current trends within the discipline of biblical interpretation by dealing with the literary qualities of the Bible: the play of its language, the coherence of its final form, and the relationships between text and readers. Biblical interpreters are being challenged to take responsibility for the theological, social, and ethical implications of their readings. This series encourages original readings that breach the confines of traditional biblical criticism.

Author : Jim Reapsome
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2013-08-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781621897866

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The Imitation of Saint Paul by Jim Reapsome Pdf

The Imitation of Saint Paul takes us behind the headlines of his career and offers a fresh, compelling, contemporary look at the man who changed the world. When the exemplary apostle got into the face of his converts, he bluntly held up his own life as the pattern for theirs. How risky is that? The purpose of this readable work with a modern twist is to discover how Paul viewed his divine commission and how he managed to survive incredible obstacles and hardships that threatened to undo him. What elements in the apostle's life made him the man he was? How does his life become the format of ours? What changes can we make to follow in his footsteps? This work serves as both an introduction to the apostle for those new to the Christian faith and as a healthy reminder for those who want to go deeper in their obedience to and service for Christ.

Author : Brian Dodd
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1999-02-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567631992

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Paul's Paradigmatic "I" by Brian Dodd Pdf

This study claims that Paul uses his personal example as an explicit literary strategy in 1 Corinthians, Galatians and Philippians, and as an arguably implicit strategy in 1 Thessalonians and Philemon. He uses his own example to ground and illustrate his argumentation in a rhetorically sophisticated manner, often structuring his argument on such a basis. In places a crisp statement of his own case serves as a thesis statement of the argument that follows (e.g., Rom. 1.17; Gal. 1.10), while at other times it serves to summarize the argument and to provide a transition to the next phase (especially in 1 Corinthians and Gal. 2.15-21). All the while Paul's self-portrayals in his letters serve not autobiographical or egoistic purposes but pedagogical and argumentative aims.

Author : Jason B. Hood
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2013-05-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830827107

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Imitating God in Christ by Jason B. Hood Pdf

At a time when the call to imitate Jesus comes loaded with moralistic overtones, Jason Hood offers a refreshing look at imitation on the Bible's terms. Drawing our attention to the practice that Paul taught "everywhere in every church," Hood's study yields insights into Scripture, the church fathers and Christian culture.

Author : GERALD F HAWTHORNE,RALPH P MARTIN,DANIEL G REID
Publisher : Inter-Varsity Press
Page : 1815 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781789740271

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Dictionary of Paul and his letters by GERALD F HAWTHORNE,RALPH P MARTIN,DANIEL G REID Pdf

The 'Dictionary of Paul and his letters' is a one-of-a-kind reference work. Following the format of its highly successful companion volume, the 'Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels', this Dictionary is designed to bring students, teachers, ministers and laypeople abreast of the established conclusions and significant recent developments in Pauline scholarship. No other single reference work presents as much information focused exclusively on Pauline theology, literature, background and scholarship. In a field that recently has undergone significant shifts in perspective, the 'Dictionary of Paul and His Letters' offers a summa of Paul and Pauline studies. In-depth articles focus on individual theological themes (such as law, resurrection and Son of God), broad theological topics (such as Christology, eschatology and the death of Christ), methods of interpretation (such as rhetorical criticism and social-scientific approaches), background topics (such as apocalypticism, Hellenism and Qumran) and various other subjects specifically related to the scholarly study of Pauline theology and literature (such as early catholicism, the centre of Paul's theology, and Paul and his interpreters since F. C. Baur). Separate articles are also devoted to each of the Pauline letters, to hermeneutics and to preaching Paul today. The 'Dictionary of Paul and His Letters' takes its place alongside the 'Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels' in presenting the fruit of evangelical New Testament scholarship at the end of the twentieth century - committed to the authority of Scripture, utilising the best of critical methods, and maintaining dialogue with contemporary scholarship and challenges facing the church.

Author : Rodney Reeves
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2011-09-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830839469

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Spirituality According to Paul by Rodney Reeves Pdf

Rodney Reeves contrasts easy spiritualities of serenity and retreat with the apostle Paul's vision: a cross-shaped spirituality for fools making their way through life's trials. Responding to Paul's invitation "follow me as I follow Christ," Reeves discovers an ancient spiritual path in the letters of Paul.

Author : Todd D. Whitmore
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2019-01-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567684202

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Imitating Christ in Magwi by Todd D. Whitmore Pdf

Imitating Christ in Magwi: An Anthropological Theology achieves two things. First, focusing on indigenous Roman Catholics in northern Uganda and South Sudan, it is a detailed ethnography of how a community sustains hope in the midst of one of the most brutal wars in recent memory, that between the Ugandan government and the rebel Lord's Resistance Army. Whitmore finds that the belief that the spirit of Jesus Christ can enter into a person through such devotions as the Adoration of the Eucharist gave people the wherewithal to carry out striking works of mercy during the conflict, and, like Jesus of Nazareth, to risk their lives in the process. Traditional devotion leveraged radical witness. Second, Gospel Mimesis is a call for theology itself to be a practice of imitating Christ. Such practice requires both living among people on the far margins of society – Whitmore carried out his fieldwork in Internally Displaced Persons camps – and articulating a theology that foregrounds the daily, if extraordinary, lives of people. Here, ethnography is not an add-on to theological concepts; rather, ethnography is a way of doing theology, and includes what anthropologists call “thick description” of lives of faith. Unlike theology that draws only upon abstract concepts, what Whitmore calls “anthropological theology” is consonant with the fact that God did indeed become human. It may well involve risk to one's own life – Whitmore had to leave Uganda for three years after writing an article critical of the President – but that is what imitatio Christi sometimes requires.

Author : Joseph Agar Beet
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Bible
ISBN : UCD:31175005936128

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A Commentary on St. Paul's Epistles to the Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and to Philemon by Joseph Agar Beet Pdf

Author : RoyCheck B. Zuck
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2003-11-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781592444236

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Teaching as Paul Taught by RoyCheck B. Zuck Pdf

Though books on Paul's life and writing abound, very few works have examined the apostle's teaching techniques. In this companion to 'Teaching as Jesus Taught,' Roy Zuck probes Paul's pedagogy to discover principles for effective teaching today. According to Zuck, the apostle Paul stands as a master teacher. "Analyzing and following Paul's educational goals and strategies," Zuck writes, "can help us become better teachers of God's Word. Examining his pedagogy can acquaint us with a number of important principles and procedures in teaching." 'Teaching as Paul Taught' explores the many New Testament references to Paul's teaching as well as the historical and cultural context in which the apostle taught. Zuck carefully organizes this extensive material around fifteen key questions regarding the teaching ministry of Paul. Over twenty tables and questions for reflection at the end of each chapter aid readers in following Paul's example. The result is a comprehensive and practical handbook for everyone involved in a teaching ministry.

Author : Susan G. Eastman
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2007-08-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780802831651

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Recovering Paul's Mother Tounge by Susan G. Eastman Pdf

Paul's letter to the Galatians begins with a proclamation of deliverance from the present evil age and comes to a climax with the ringing cry "new creation " The letter moves from the Galatian believers' new identity in Christ to the implications of that identity for their life together. Susan Eastman here argues that Galatians 4:12 5:1 plays a key role in this movement: it displays the power of God's act in Christ, apart from the law, not only to generate the Galatians' new life in Christ but also to perfect it. Paul communicates to his converts the motivation and power necessary to move them from their ambivalence about his gospel to a faith that "stands fast" in its allegiance to Christ alone. Eastman argues that the medium and the message are inseparable. Paul's discourse or "mother tongue" -- packed with maternal images, vulnerable yet authoritative, and marked by personal suffering -- demonstrates the content of the good news.

Author : Hans Dieter Betz
Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2015-02-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 3161531191

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Studies in Paul's Letter to the Philippians by Hans Dieter Betz Pdf

This volume comprises seven essays by Hans Dieter Betz dealing with contested passages or issues in Paul's most difficult and personal letter written during his imprisonment in Rome. The chapters represent exegetical investigations and apply the methods of rhetorical and literary criticism, including philological and historical analysis. As a result, Betz is able to offer new proposals for interpreting the apostle's unique last message to his churches. The proposals explore the letter's literary composition, genre and history; furthermore they examine Paul's situation prior to his presumed martyrdom, his expectations for the future and his relation to his churches.

Author : Andrew Gregory,Christopher Tuckett
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 525 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2005-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780199267835

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Trajectories Through the New Testament and the Apostolic Fathers by Andrew Gregory,Christopher Tuckett Pdf

Many of the papers were presented and discussed at a conference held at Lincoln College, Oxford, in April 2004--

Author : Hendrikus Boers
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2012-02-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783110920628

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Christ in the Letters of Paul by Hendrikus Boers Pdf

This study addresses the centrality of Christ in Paul’s thought, recognizing at the same time that he does not express the meaning of Christ as an existing teaching. Christ as a person, not a teaching, determines Paul’s thinking, for himself and in his reasoning with his readers. Christ comes to expression in Paul as the explication of the fundamental reality for himself and for his readers. He develops his thoughts about Christ in each case anew as expressions of the Lord who determines his life and the lives of his readers. In his reasoning with his readers, he expects them to become aware of Christ as the one who determines them in their new lives as believers.

Author : Scot McKnight,Thomas R. Schreiner,Robert K. Rapa
Publisher : Zondervan Academic
Page : 912 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2017-01-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780310535393

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The Galatians Commentary Collection by Scot McKnight,Thomas R. Schreiner,Robert K. Rapa Pdf

This all-in-one commentary bundle on the book of Galatians features volumes from the NIV Application Commentary Series, Zondervan Exegetical Commentary Series, and Expositor's Bible Commentary Series. Each volume provides new and unique insights from leading biblical scholars Scot McKnight, Thomas Schreiner, and Robert Rapa. The unique features from each volume along with the diverse insights provided by the authors gives you all the tools you need to study and master the book of Galatians.

Author : Kathy Ehrensperger,J. Brian Tucker
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2010-09-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567395085

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Reading Paul in Context: Explorations in Identity Formation by Kathy Ehrensperger,J. Brian Tucker Pdf

This new collection celebrates the distinguished contribution of William S. Campbell to a renewed understanding of Paul's theologizing and its influence on the shaping of early Christian identity. The essays are clustered around two closely related topics: Paul's theologizing, and the way it influenced Christian identity within the context of Roman Empire. The essays consider the continued relevance of previous identities in Christ', the importance of the context of the Roman Empire, and the significance of the Jewishness of Paul and the Pauline movement in the shaping of identity. The political context is discussed by Neil Elliott, Ekkehard Stegemann, Daniel Patte, and Ian Rock whilst the Jewish roots of Paul and the Christ-movement are addressed in essays by Robert Jewett, Mark Nanos, Calvin Roetzel, and Kathy Ehrensperger. Paul's specific influence in shaping the identity of the early Christ-movement is the concern of essays by Robert Brawley, Jerry Sumney, Kar Yong Lim, and J. Brian Tucker. Finally, methodological reflection on Paul's theologizing within Pauline studies is the concern of essays by Terrence Donaldson and Magnus Zetterholm.