An anomalous Jew : Paul among Jews, Greeks, and Romans / Michael F. Bird.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bird, Michael F., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Paul, the Apostle, Saint.

Paul.

Physical Description:

xii, 310 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Grand Rapids, Michigan : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2016.

Summary:

Though Paul is often lauded as the first great Christian theologian and a champion for Gentile inclusion in the church, in his own time he was universally regarded as a strange and controversial person. In this book Pauline scholar Michael Bird explains why. An Anomalous Jew presents the figure of Paul in all his complexity with his blend of common and controversial Jewish beliefs and a faith in Christ that brought him into conflict with the socio-religious scene around him. Bird elucidates how the apostle Paul was variously perceived -- as a religious deviant by Jews, as a divisive figure by Jewish Christians, as a purveyor of dubious philosophy by Greeks, and as a dangerous troublemaker by the Romans. Readers of this book will better understand the truly anomalous shape of Paul's thinking and worldview.

Contents:

Introduction: Paul the Jew ... of sorts

Salvation in Paul's Judaism

Paul: apostle to the gentiles and Jews

An invasive story: an apocalyptic and salvation-historical rereading of Galatians

The incident at Antioch (Gal 2:11-14): the beginnings of Paulinism

The Apostle Paul and the Roman Empire.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 156-186) and indexes.

ISBN:

9780802867698

0802867693

OCLC:

945745541

Publisher Number:

99969654172