The Paul Quest: The Renewed Search for the Jew of Tarsus
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| Rating | : | 4.42 (784 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0830826602 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 347 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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We reconsider the nature of the human body and Christian community as we meet Paul the anthropologist and champion of woman and slave. We enter into the field of controversy where Paul the apostle and prophet meets his opponents. One of the great gains of this quest for the historical Paul has been a fresh encounter with Paul the Jew. The flood of new insight into Judaism of the first century has illuminated features of Paul that were previously obscured. A Christianity Today 1999 Book of the Year! Who was the real Paul? Some of Paul's contemporaries seem to have asked the same question. In and through all of these complexities, we discover Paul to be a consistent and coherent theologian and ethicist whose thinking reaches out across nearly two thousand years to engage men and women today. For some he was Paul the tentmaker. Paul, the man of the big idea, shows himself to be in truth a storyteller and interpreter of Israel's holy history. A scholarly reacquain
Along with many interviews on radio and television networks across the country, Witherington has been seen in programs such as 60 Minutes, 20/20, Dateline and the Peter Jennings ABC special Jesus and PaulThe Word and the Witness. He is a John Wesley Fellow for Life, a research fellow at Cambridge University and a member of numerous professional organizations, inc
"An Interesting Read With Some Unique Conclusions" according to Chadwick M. Whitley. It might be said that in writing The Paul Quest, Dr. Witherington embarked upon a quest impossible to complete in a satisfactory fashion: to identify and characterize Saul of Tarsus in such a way as to make him accessible to the average person. This is a lofty aim, to say the least, but one that I think Dr. Witherington nearly arrives at. His aim is not solely to present a theology of Paul, but rather to introduce the reader to the person of Paul the apostle. He does so by analyzing various aspects of the man, from his ident. Dr. Marc Axelrod said A great study of the complex person of Paul. This is another winner from the keyboard of Ben Witherington. Ben believes that too much has been made over the differences between the Paul of Acts and the Paul of the undisputed letters and the pastoral epistles. He sets out to discuss the many hats that Paul wears and the roles that Paul takes on in his ministry. He discusses Paul the Jew, Paul the Roman citizen, Paul the Christian, Paul the apostle, Paul the orator, Paul the rhetorician, (you get the idea). And Ben does a good job of locating Paul in the honor/shame cult. Timotheos Josephus said A great resource for Paul research. This was a nearly perfect book on the person of Saul of Tarsaus (later known as Paul). I especially enjoyed the format utilized by Mr. Witherington to formulate his conclusions. He examines separately the various aspects of who Paul was (Jew, Roman citizen, and Christian) in order to have a fully developed profile.It was refreshing to see an author clearly outline his presuppositions regarding Pauline research as Mr. Witherington does in the opening chapter of this book. Most so-called scholars assume their presuppositions w
It is comprehensive in scope, readable, full of historical insights and fair in its treatment of differing views." (Dr Thorsten Moritz, Cheltenham University College)"The past three decades witnessed a major series of incisive developments in Pauline studiesthe man, his mission, his motivation and his message. With remarkable breadth of learning and a vigorously lucid style, Ben Witherington III explores this complex terrain, maps out the landscape of an enormous field, and provides insight and direction to anyone interested in coming to a better understanding of Paul and the topography of his world and letters. A 'must'