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Paul the Apostle : his life and legacy in their Roman context / J. Albert Harrill.
Van Pelt Library BS2506.3 .H37 2012
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Harrill, James Albert, 1963-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Paul, the Apostle, Saint.
- Paul.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 207 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
- Summary:
- "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"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: Introduction; Part I. The Life: 1. From Pharisee to Apostle; 2. Communities in the making; 3. Paul's life in its Roman context; Part II. The Legend: 4. Competing stories about Paul in Late Antiquity; 5. Paul the scriptural authority: contradictory discourses; 6. How the West got Paul wrong; Conclusion: going beyond the epitaph.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-191) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9780521767644
- 0521767644
- 9780521757805
- 0521757800
- OCLC:
- 794037184
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