Introducing Paul

Author : Michael F. Bird
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2014-06-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830898336

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Introducing Paul by Michael F. Bird Pdf

Many Christians who know and love the Bible think they know the apostle Paul. He's a theological master, a pastoral mentor, a spiritual adviser and a missionary hero. Yet just when we think we have him in our grasp, he slips through our fingers. At the point where we suppose we have finally understood him, Paul again confounds us. But he also beckons us to explore God's ways more deeply. Michael Bird suggests that if the Paul we claim to know looks and sounds a lot like us, it's probably a warning light that we don't know him as well as we think we do. But if we let Paul be Paul, allowing him to speak for himself in his language, on his terms and for his purposes, then we stand a chance of meeting him anew. Introducing Paul is an animated and penetrating survey of Paul's life and teaching. It covers all the basics students need, while offering new insights with a light touch. Blending life and study, Bird aims to get us excited about reading Paul's letters, sharing his gospel and living the Christian life the way he thought it should be lived. For beginning students and laypeople, Introducing Paul is a valuable entrance into the contemporary study of Paul.

Author : David G. Horrell
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567656261

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An Introduction to the Study of Paul by David G. Horrell Pdf

This tried and tested introduction to Paul needs little introduction of its own. After considering Paul's importance and influence, and the important sources for the study of Paul, the volume covers the following key topics: the earliest period of Christianity - from Jesus to Paul; Paul's life before and after his 'conversion'; his individual letters; the major elements of his theology; his attitude to Israel and the Jewish law; perspectives on the Pauline assemblies, including their socio-economic location, meeting places, and attitudes towards women; and Paul's legacy in the New Testament and beyond. The volume has been revised throughout and fully updated with respect to bibliography, and to presenting the latest debates surrounding Paul's thought in a manageable format - including those around 'old' and 'new' perspectives, with a new section on the 'radical' new Jewish perspective, and those related to the socio-economic status and character of the Pauline assemblies. The helpful study questions and reading lists have also been revised.

Author : E. P. Sanders
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2001-02-22
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780192854513

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Paul: A Very Short Introduction by E. P. Sanders Pdf

In this original introduction to Paul's life and thought Sanders pays equal attention to Paul's fundamental convictions and the sometimes convoluted ways in which they were worked out.

Author : Paul Warren
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780521113632

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Introducing Psycholinguistics by Paul Warren Pdf

How humans produce and understand language is clearly introduced in this textbook for students with only a basic knowledge of linguistics. With a logical, flexible structure Introducing Psycholinguistics steps through the central topics of production and comprehension of language and the interaction between them.

Author : MICHAEL F BIRD
Publisher : Inter-Varsity Press
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2020-05-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781789740424

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A Bird's eye view of Paul by MICHAEL F BIRD Pdf

As Christians, we all know the apostle Paul, don't we? He is our theological master, our pastoral mentor, our spiritual advisor and our missionary hero. Yet just when we think we have him in our grasp, we find he slips through our fingers. At the point where we suppose we have finally understood him, Paul again confounds us and stirs our hearts and minds further. So how well do we really know him? If the Paul we claim to know looks and sounds a lot like us, then that is probably a good indication that we don't know him as well as we think we do. However, all is not lost. If we let Paul be Paul, letting him speak for himself in his language, on his terms and for his purposes, then we stand a chance of meeting him anew. Mike Bird offers a lively, accessible new survey of the apostle Paul's life and teaching. His aim is to get us excited about reading Paul's letters, preaching his gospel, and living the Christian life.

Author : James B. Prothro
Publisher : CUA Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2022-01-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780813235127

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The Apostle Paul and His Letters by James B. Prothro Pdf

The letters of the Apostle Paul are central witnesses to the Christian faith and to the earliest history of Christianity. And yet, when students, preachers, and others turn to Paul, they find many things “hard to understand” (2 Peter 3:16) in these ancient writings. James Prothro’s new book aims to help readers see the Apostle’s faith and hope at work as he evangelized the nations. Steeped in up-to-date scholarship and a passion for the gospel Paul preached, Prothro draws readers into Paul’s life and letters in order to help them hear the Apostle’s voice. The book’s chapters offer introductions to Paul’s background, life, and legacy; an introduction to ancient letter writing; a guide to understanding Paul’s theology across the letters; a survey of the portrait of Paul in the Book of Acts; separate treatments of each letter’s background and purpose; treatments of key theological topics in each letter and a thorough outline of each letter showing its arguments and how they make sense. Prothro introduces complex matters with clarity, balance, and an inviting style. He not only offers answers but models how to ask questions, helping us reason through Paul’s letters as ancient documents and as Christian Scripture. This book will prove a valuable introduction for those who study, teach, and preach these biblical books.

Author : Sandra Hack Polaski
Publisher : Chalice Press
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0827210655

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Feminist Introduction to Paul by Sandra Hack Polaski Pdf

Sandra Hack Polaski introduces readers to the letters and world of Paul, encouraging a critical appreciation of Paul and his writings that does not require a choice between commitment to the scriptures and integrity as a modern feminist. In conversation with the leading interpreters of Paul and considering possible responses to Paul-conformist, resistant, rejectionist, and transformational-Polaski forges her own theory of how to interpret Paul. She reads, emphasizes, and reinterprets overlooked, neglected, misintegrated, or differently interpreted Pauline texts, making visible the invisible and challenging the accepted readings. Polaski uncovers both the ideologies behind the text and the ideologies the text seeks to suppress. She traces the trajectories toward which the texts point even if Paul did not fully follow the trajectories to their logical end. Such a program leads Polaski to find God's New Creation as the operative center of Pauline thought.

Author : Kimberly Freeman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2004-03-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781135885373

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Love American Style by Kimberly Freeman Pdf

A popular subject in sociology and cultural studies, divorce has until recently been overlooked by literary critics. Spanning nearly a century during which the divorce rate skyrocketed, Love American Style traces the treatment of divorce in the American novel. This book draws upon popular, sociological, political and architectural history to illustrate how divorce reflects conflicting ideologies and notions of American identity. Focusing primarily on work by William Dean Howells, Edith Wharton, Mary McCarthy and John Updike, Kimberly Freeman delineates a system of tropes particular to divorce in American novels, such as the association of divorce with the West and modernity, the dismantling of the home, and the disruption of the boundary between the public and the private. These tropes suggest a literary tradition of love, marriage and divorce that is central to twentieth century American fiction. Offering an explanation for both the treatment of divorce in the American novel as well as its predominance in American culture, this book should appeal to scholars of American literature and popular culture, or anyone interested in how divorce has become so 'American'.

Author : David B. Capes,Rodney Reeves,E. Randolph Richards
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2017-11-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830889020

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Rediscovering Paul by David B. Capes,Rodney Reeves,E. Randolph Richards Pdf

For some of us, the apostle Paul is intimidating, like a distant and difficult uncle. Maybe not someone you'd like to hang out with at a coffee shop on a rainy day. He'd make a scene, evangelize the barista, and arouse looks across the room. For a mid-morning latte, we'd prefer Jesus over Paul. But Paul is actually the guy who—from Ephesus to Athens—was the talk of the marketplace, the raconteur of the Parthenon. He knew everyone, founded emerging churches, loved the difficult people, and held his own against the intellectuals of his day. If you’re willing to give Paul a try, Rediscovering Paul is your reliable guide. This is a book that reacquaints us with Paul, as if for the first time. Drawing on the best of contemporary scholarship, and with language shaped by teaching and conversing with today's students, Rediscovering Paul is a textbook that has passed the test. Now in a reworked edition, it's better than ever. There are fresh discussions of Paul’s letter writing and how those letters were received in the churches, new considerations of pseudonymity and the authenticity of Paul’s letters, and updated coverage of recent developments in interpreting Paul. from Paul’s conversion and call to his ongoing impact on church and culture, this second edition of Rediscovering Paul comes enthusiastically recommended.

Author : Leon L. Morris
Publisher : IVP Academic
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2009-09-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0830842500

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Revelation by Leon L. Morris Pdf

"The book of Revelation is, I fear, a very neglected book. Its symbolism belongs to the first century, not to our own age," says Leon Morris in the preface to his commentary on Revelation. Here he explains the significance of the symbolism and shows the bearing of the message of Revelation on the problems of the day in which it was written. The original, unrevised text of this volume has been completely retypeset and printed in a larger, more attractive format with the new cover design for the series. The Tyndale New Testament Commentaries have long been a trusted resource for Bible study. Written by some of the world's most distinguished evangelical scholars, these twenty volumes offer clear, reliable, and relevant explanations of every book in the New Testament. These Tyndale volumes are designed to help readers understand what the Bible actually says and what it means. The introduction to each volume gives a concise but thorough description of the authorship, date, and historical background of the biblical book under consideration. The commentary itself examines the text section by section, drawing out its main themes. It also comments on individual verses and deals with problems of interpretation. The aim throughout is to get at the true meaning of the Bible and to make its message plain to readers today.

Author : Heinrich Ewald
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 664 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1885
Category : Jews
ISBN : UOM:39015066993414

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The History of Israel by Heinrich Ewald Pdf

Author : David G. Horrell
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567656278

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An Introduction to the Study of Paul by David G. Horrell Pdf

This tried and tested introduction to Paul needs little introduction of its own. After considering Paul's importance and influence, and the important sources for the study of Paul, the volume covers the following key topics: the earliest period of Christianity - from Jesus to Paul; Paul's life before and after his 'conversion'; his individual letters; the major elements of his theology; his attitude to Israel and the Jewish law; perspectives on the Pauline assemblies, including their socio-economic location, meeting places, and attitudes towards women; and Paul's legacy in the New Testament and beyond. The volume has been revised throughout and fully updated with respect to bibliography, and to presenting the latest debates surrounding Paul's thought in a manageable format - including those around 'old' and 'new' perspectives, with a new section on the 'radical' new Jewish perspective, and those related to the socio-economic status and character of the Pauline assemblies. The helpful study questions and reading lists have also been revised.

Author : Morna Dorothy Hooker
Publisher : One World (UK)
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015063323185

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Paul by Morna Dorothy Hooker Pdf

This thoughtful introduction examines the Apostle Paul, the most influential teacher in the Christian tradition, whose conversion on the road to Damascus shaped the course of Christianity.

Author : Kent L. Yinger
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 131 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781608994632

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The New Perspective on Paul by Kent L. Yinger Pdf

Can someone please explain this "New Perspective on Paul"? Where did it come from and will it help or hinder Christian interpreters to grasp the apostle's writings more clearly? In The New Perspective on Paul: An Introduction, Kent Yinger provides concise, readable, and authoritative answers to these and other questions currently exercising students of Paul.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 886 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1875
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
ISBN : ZHBL:ZHBL-00036278

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The Encyclopaedia Britannica by Anonim Pdf