Paul and Jesus : the true story / David Wenham.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wenham, David.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Paul, the Apostle, Saint--Teachings.

Paul.

Paul, the Apostle, Saint.

Jesus Christ--History of doctrines--Early church, ca. 30-600.

Jesus Christ.

Bible. Epistles of Paul.

Bible. Epistles of Paul--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Teachings.

Jesus Christ--Person and offices.

Physical Description:

xi, 195 pages : map ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Grand Rapids, Mich. : William W. Eerdmans, [2002]

Summary:

It has been fashionable in New Testament scholarship to view the apostle Paul as a religious "freelancer" who corrupted Jesus' teachings. David Wenham has written convincingly against this view, and in this new book he introduces readers to the "true" Paul.

Rooted in a thorough knowledge of the New Testament, this book fulfills two important purposes. First, it provides a superb introduction to Paul himself. Wenham describes Paul's early life, shows the importance of his conversion, and follows him on his missionary journeys. Second, the book explores Paul's relation to Jesus. Writing in dialogue with those who wish to distance Paul from Jesus, Wenham shows just how important the ministry and teaching of Jesus were to Paul's own thought and evangelism. What emerges from a study of Paul's epistles is a man who drew extensively on the traditions of Jesus and faithfully worked to spread his message to the rest of the world.

Contents:

Map of Paul's World xii

Part 1 Beginnings

1 Before Paul met Jesus 3

What's your name and where do you come from? 3

Paul's first contacts with Jesus and his followers 5

2 The big bang! 9

What was Paul thinking as he went to Damascus? 10

Paul's dramatic conversion 13

What happened to Paul's ideas as a result of his conversion? 14

3 New directions 19

Ananias 19

What happened next? 20

4 Antioch: capital city of the East 26

Paul comes to Antioch 28

The question of Paul's second visit to Jerusalem 31

What about dates? 35

Part 2 Missionary Journeys and Letters

5 Travels in and around Galatia 39

What happened next according to Acts? 39

What happened next according to Paul? 41

Relating Acts and Galatians 44

6 What is going on in Galatians? 49

Paul's context and Paul's opponents 49

How does Paul respond to these charges? 51

7 What does Galatians tell us about Paul and Jesus? 60

The cross and resurrection of Jesus 62

Jesus as Son of God having the Spirit 63

The kingdom of God 67

The apostles 68

The destruction of the temple and being crucified with Christ 72

Love and the law 74

8 Travelling in Greece 77

On the way there 77

Ministry in Greece according to Acts 79

Ministry in Greece according to Paul's letters 83

9 What is going on in 1 Thessalonians? 91

A sigh of relief 91

Issues raised by Timothy 92

10 What does 1 Thessalonians tell us about Paul and Jesus? 96

The Lord's future coming 96

The judgement of the Jews 102

The suddenness of the Lord's coming 106

Suffering 107

The kingdom and ethics 108

11 A look at 2 Thessalonians 111

Doubts about 2 Thessalonians 112

Paul and Jesus in 2 Thessalonians 115

12 Travelling on to Ephesus 121

What happened next according to Acts? 121

What happened next according to Paul? 123

13 What is going on in 1 Corinthians? 127

A spiritual church 127

Women and men in Corinth 130

Food matters 134

Leadership issues 136

Resurrection at last 138

Chaos in Corinth! 139

14 What does 1 Corinthians tell us about Paul and Jesus? 143

The resurrection 143

The Lord's Supper 147

Sexual relations 149

Apostleship 156

Baptism and the kingdom of God 161

Faith, knowledge and charity 162

Wisdom and revelation 163

The Sermon on the Mount 164

Church discipline 165

Adam and the Son of Man 165

The Lord's return 167

Part 3 Finishing the Story

15 And so on 171

The ongoing story in Acts 171

Paul and Jesus in the later letters 173

16 The true story 179

The story of Paul in Acts 179

The story of Jesus in Paul 181

The true stories of Paul and Jesus 184.

Notes:

Includes index.

"Originally published 2002 in Great Britain by, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge."

ISBN:

0802839835

OCLC:

50942517