The Legend And The Apostle

Author : Dennis Ronald MacDonald
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1983-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0664244645

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The Legend and the Apostle by Dennis Ronald MacDonald Pdf

The apostle Paul--antifeminist conformist, or social radical? Combining New Testament studies with folkloristic methods to search for the true identity of Paul, the author sheds new light on the apocryphal Acts of Paul and the Pastoral Epistles of the canonical New Testament. With this book, the legends surrounding the apostle have been rescued from near oblivion and properly placed in the Pauline tradition. Formulated in the days of early Christianity and handed down through the centuries, they cast new light on Paul's views about the ordination of women, the forms of Christian community, and the meaning of the gospel for politics, society, and sexuality.

Author : Francis Dvornik
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2011-10-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1258192438

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The Idea of Apostolicity in Byzantium and the Legend of Apostle Andrew by Francis Dvornik Pdf

Author : John Piper
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2019-01-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781433565076

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Why I Love the Apostle Paul by John Piper Pdf

"Besides Jesus, no one has kept me from despair, or taken me deeper into the mysteries of the gospel, than the apostle Paul." —John Piper No one has had a greater impact on the world for eternal good than the apostle Paul—except Jesus himself. For John Piper, this impact is very personal. He does not just admire and trust Paul. He loves him. Piper gives us thirty glimpses into why his heart and mind respond this way. Can a Christian-killer really endure 195 lashes from a heart of love? Can a mystic who thinks he was caught up into heaven be a model of lucid rationality? Can an ethnocentric Jew write the most beautiful call to reconciliation? Can a person who lives with the unceasing anguish of empathy be always rejoicing? Can a man's description of the horrors of human sin be exceeded by his delight in human splendor? Can a man with a backbone of steel be as tender as a nursing mother? If we know this man—if we see what Piper sees—we too will love him. Paul's testimony is a matter of life and death. Piper invites you into his relationship with Paul in the hope that you will know life, forever.

Author : R. Alan Culpepper
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0872499626

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John, the Son of Zebedee by R. Alan Culpepper Pdf

One of the most important sources of information about the development of Johannine legends as well as one of the most successful efforts to overcome barriers that have traditionally separated New Testament exegesis from the study of church history.

Author : Bryan Litfin
Publisher : Moody Publishers
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2015-01-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780802492067

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After Acts by Bryan Litfin Pdf

What really happened after Acts? If you’ve ever wondered what happened to the biblical characters after Acts—from the well-known Matthew to the lesser-known Bartholomew—then this book is for you. Join Dr. Bryan Litfin as he guides you through Scripture and other ancient literature to sift fact from fiction, real-life from legend. Skillfully researched and clearly written, After Acts is as accurate as it is engaging. Gain a window into the religious milieu of the ancient and medieval church. Unearth artifacts and burial sites. Learn what really happened to your favorite characters and what you should truly remember them for. Did Paul ever make it to Spain? Was he beheaded in Rome? Is it true that Peter was crucified upside down? Was the Virgin Mary really bodily assumed into heaven? The book of Acts ends at chapter 28. But its characters lived on.

Author : J. Albert Harrill
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2012-09-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781139576543

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Paul the Apostle by J. Albert Harrill Pdf

This book is a controversial new biography of the apostle Paul that argues for his inclusion in the pantheon of key figures of classical antiquity, along with the likes of Socrates, Alexander the Great, Cleopatra and Augustus. It first provides a critical reassessment of the apostle's life in its historical context that focuses on Paul's discourse of authority, which was both representative of its Roman context and provocative to his rivals within Roman society. It then considers the legend that developed around Paul as the history of his life was elaborated and embellished by later interpreters, creating legends that characterized the apostle variously as a model citizen, an imperial hero, a sexual role model, an object of derision and someone to quote from. It is precisely this rewriting of Paul's history into legend that makes the apostle a key transformative figure of classical antiquity.

Author : Tom Bissell
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2017-02-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9780307278456

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Apostle by Tom Bissell Pdf

The story of Twelve Apostles is the story of early Christianity: its competing versions of Jesus’s ministry, its countless schisms, and its ultimate evolution from an obscure Jewish sect to the global faith we know today in all its forms and permutations. In his quest to understand the underpinnings of the world’s largest religion, Tom Bissell embarks on a years-long pilgrimage to the apostles’ supposed tombs, traveling from Jerusalem and Rome to Turkey, Greece, Spain, France, India, and Kyrgyzstan. Along the way, Bissell uncovers the mysterious and often paradoxical lives of these twelve men and how their identities have taken shape over the course of two millennia. Written with empathy and a rare acumen—and often extremely funny—Apostle is an intellectual, spiritual, and personal adventure fit for believers, scholars, and wanderers alike.

Author : Ferdinand Christian Baur
Publisher : James Clarke & Company
Page : 559 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2023-04-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780227178812

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Paul, the Apostle of Christ by Ferdinand Christian Baur Pdf

F.C. Baur's monumental study Paul, the Apostle of Jesus Christ (1845) is one of the greatest works of all time on the Apostle to the Gentiles. Laying the basis for modern Pauline scholarship, its three sections in turn thoroughly deconstruct the account of Paul found in Acts, examine the authentic, deuteron-Pauline and Pastoral Epistles, and draw the various strands of Paul's thought into a cohesive whole. In the first two parts Baur's historical-critical skills are at their finest, while in the third the influence of Hegel and Schleiermacher can be seen as Baur presents a comprehensive synthesis of Pauline theology. Since the original nineteenth-century English translation of Baur's masterpiece is no longer adequate, Hodgson and Brown's new edition will serve as the definitive resource for future scholarship. They not only present a new translation of the German, but also provide critical annotations and translations of all the scriptural passages originally quoted in Greek. Baur on Paul becomes truly available in English for the first time.

Author : Ferdinand Christian Baur
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 556 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2021-05-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781725246058

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Paul, the Apostle of Jesus Christ by Ferdinand Christian Baur Pdf

Baur’s Paul, the Apostle of Jesus Christ was the major study of Paul published in the nineteenth century, and it is one of the greatest works of all time on Paul. It lays the basis for modern Pauline scholarship. The first part, “The Life and Activity of the Apostle Paul,” consists of a thoroughgoing deconstruction of the account of Paul found in the Acts of the Apostles. While the author of Acts passed on historical traditions about Paul, he greatly embellished them with stories about the miraculous feats of the apostles, and constructed the entire account to show fictitious parallels between the apostles Peter and Paul. The second part, “The Epistles of the Apostle Paul,” is divided into three main sections: the authentic epistles of Paul (Galatians, 1 and 2 Corinthians, Romans), the deutero-Pauline epistles (Ephesians, Colossians, Philippians, Thessalonians, Philemon), and the Pastoral Epistles (1 and 2 Timothy, Titus). In the first two parts Baur’s historical-critical skills are at their finest. The third part, “The Apostle’s Theological Framework,” draws the elements of Pauline theology into a magnificent synthesis, where the influence of Hegel and Schleiermacher is evident. The earlier English translation is no longer adequate. Our new translation presents a very readable text with critical annotations and translations of all the scriptural passages quoted in Greek. Baur on Paul truly becomes available in English for the first time.

Author : Jacobus de Voragine
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 812 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2012-04-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781400842056

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The Golden Legend by Jacobus de Voragine Pdf

Depicting the lives of the saints in an array of factual and fictional stories, The Golden Legend was perhaps the most widely read book, after the Bible, during the late Middle Ages. It was compiled around 1260 by Jacobus de Voragine, a scholarly friar and later archbishop of Genoa, whose purpose was to captivate, encourage, and edify the faithful, while preserving a vast store of information pertaining to the legends and traditions of the church. In this translation, the first in English of the complete text, William Granger Ryan captures the immediacy of this rich work, which offers an important guide for readers interested in medieval art and literature and, more generally, in popular religious culture. Arranged according to the order of saints' feast days, these fascinating stories are now combined into one volume. This edition also features an introduction by Eamon Duffy contextualizing the work.

Author : Ferdinand Christian Baur
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1873
Category : Apostles
ISBN : HARVARD:HWK7K1

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Paul by Ferdinand Christian Baur Pdf

Author : Sean McDowell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2016-03-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317031901

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The Fate of the Apostles by Sean McDowell Pdf

The Book of Martyrs by John Foxe written in the 16th century has long been the go-to source for studying the lives and martyrdom of the apostles. Whilst other scholars have written individual treatments on the more prominent apostles such as Peter, Paul, John, and James, there is little published information on the other apostles. In The Fate of the Apostles, Sean McDowell offers a comprehensive, reasoned, historical analysis of the fate of the twelve disciples of Jesus along with the apostles Paul, and James. McDowell assesses the evidence for each apostle’s martyrdom as well as determining its significance to the reliability of their testimony. The question of the fate of the apostles also gets to the heart of the reliability of the kerygma: did the apostles really believe Jesus appeared to them after his death, or did they fabricate the entire story? How reliable are the resurrection accounts? The willingness of the apostles to die for their faith is a popular argument in resurrection studies and McDowell offers insightful scholarly analysis of this argument to break new ground within the spheres of New Testament studies, Church History, and apologetics.

Author : Michael R. Cosby
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2009-10-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781611644067

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Apostle on the Edge by Michael R. Cosby Pdf

Author and teacher Michael R. Cosby provides a wonderful guide to Paul's letters, helping students relate them to their own cultural setting and figure out for themselves what they mean. Irreverent, entertaining, engaging, and fun, yet grounded in sound theology, Cosby's textbook, full of pictures, questions, and insights, is certain to be a most popular educational tool.

Author : P.D. James
Publisher : Canongate Books
Page : 93 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 9780857861078

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The Acts of the Apostles by P.D. James Pdf

Acts is the sequel to Luke's gospel and tells the story of Jesus's followers during the 30 years after his death. It describes how the 12 apostles, formerly Jesus's disciples, spread the message of Christianity throughout the Mediterranean against a background of persecution. With an introduction by P.D. James

Author : Francis Dvornik
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1948
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:30723033

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The Idea of Apostolicity in Byzantium, and the Legend of the Apostle Andrew by Francis Dvornik Pdf