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Paul's narrative thought world : the tapestry of tragedy and triumph / Ben Witherington, III.
LIBRA BS2650.2 .W57 1994
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Witherington, Ben, III, 1951-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible. Epistles of Paul--Criticism, Narrative.
- Bible.
- Bible. Epistles of Paul.
- Narration in the Bible.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 373 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Louisville, Ky. : Westminster/John Knox Press, [1994]
- Summary:
- The Tapestry of Tragedy and Triumph. Bill Witherington shows that Paul's theology, arguments, practical advice, and social recommendations are ultimately grounded in stories from the Hebrew scriptures and from the life of Jesus and those who believed in him. Paul's thought, according to Witherington, was shaped by four interrelated narratives comprising a larger drama: Adam and Eve and a world gone wrong; the people of Israel in that world; the death and resurrection of Christ; and the movement to faith by Christians like Paul himself, which promises a world set right again. Thus to Paul, the story of Christ is the crucial turning point in the history of God and the world.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 0664254330
- OCLC:
- 29311645
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