Paul : his story / Jerome Murphy-O'Connor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Murphy-O'Connor, J. (Jerome), 1935-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christian saints--Biography.

Christian saints.

Paul, the Apostle, Saint.

Paul.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (276 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

For someone who has exercised such a profound influence on Christian theology, Paul remains a shadowy figure behind the barrier of his complicated and difficult biblical letters. Debates about his meaning have deflected attention from his personality, yet his personality is an important key to understanding his theological ideas. This book redresses the balance. Jerome Murphy-O'Connor's disciplined imagination, nourished by a lifetime of research, shapes numerous textual,historical, and archaeological details into a colourful and enjoyable story of which Paul is the flawed but undefeated hero.

Contents:

Contents; List of Figures; 1 The Early Years; Galilee; Tarsus; Going up to Jerusalem; A City Set on a Mountain; A Pharisee in the Holy City; Did Paul meet Jesus in Jerusalem?; Confrontation with Christianity; 2 Conversion and Its Consequences; Recognizing the Unrecognizable; A Pharisee's Knowledge of Jesus; Encounter with the Risen Lord; Mission in Arabia; Three Years in Damascus; Learning a Trade; A Hurried Departure; Peter and Jesus; A Messiah who should not have Died; 3 Apprenticeship in Antioch; The Third City of the Empire; A Mixed Community; Missions from Antioch

A Traveller in a Strange Land4 A Journey into Europe; An Unexpected Visit to the Celts; To the West and Europe; The First Sea Journey; Partnership at Philippi; Missionary Strategy; Labour in Thessalonica; 5 South to Achaia; Anxiety in Athens; Corinth the Crossroads; The First-fruits of Achaia; Correspondence with Thessalonica; Financial Matters; A Crucial Date; 6 Antioch and Jerusalem; A Law-free Mission; A Meeting in Jerusalem; Trouble at Antioch; Farewell to Antioch; 7 The First Year in Ephesus; A Return Visit to Pessinus; Ephesus; Crisis in Galatia; A Sophisticated Strategy

8 The Second Year in EphesusImprisonment; A Mistimed Gift; The Weaknesses of a Pastor; Trouble at Colossae; A Pastor at his Best; Future Plans; 9 Conversations with Corinth; Situation Reports on Corinth; First Corinthians; An Unplanned Visit to Corinth; Faithful Macedonia; 10 Macedonia and Illyricum; An Emergency Plan; The Report of Titus; A Carefully Crafted Letter; Missionary in Illyricum; Bad News from Corinth; A Furious Response; 11 Farewell to the East; Planning for the Future; Decisions on Tactics; A Letter to Rome; Journey to Jerusalem; Reception in Jerusalem; In Roman Custody

12 The Final YearsA Mission to Spain; Return to Illyricum; Macedonia and Asia; A Problem in Ephesus; A Fateful Journey to Rome; Back in a Roman Gaol; Sentence of Death; Epilogue; Notes; Further Reading; Index; A; B; C; D; E; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; W

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [240]-[251]) and index.

ISBN:

0-19-157405-8

0-19-928384-2

9786611925130

1-281-92513-6

0-19-153285-1

OCLC:

302370109