Paul and the faithfulness of God. 2 Christian origins and the question of God. [4] Parts III and IV / N.T. Wright

Wright, N. T. (Nicholas Thomas)

2013, 1st edition. London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Very good paperback copy; cover slightly creased and dulled as with age. Bright and clean internally. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Item #473677

Series: Christian origins and the question of God. Contents: Part I. Paul and his world. Return of the runaway? -- Like birds overhead : the faithfulness of the God of Israel -- Athene and her owl : the wisdom of the Greeks -- A cock for Asclepius : 'religion' and 'culture' in Paul's world -- The eagle has landed : Rome and the challenge of empire -- Part II. The mindset of the apostle. A bird in the hand? : the symbolic praxis of Paul's world -- The plot, the plan and the storied worldview -- Five signposts to the apostolic mindset -- Part III. Paul's theology. The one God of Israel, freshly revealed -- The people of God, freshly reworked -- God's future for the world, freshly imagined -- Part IV. Paul in history. The lion and the eagle : Paul in Caesar's empire -- A different sacrifice : Paul and 'religion' -- The foolishness of God : Paul among the philosophers -- To know the place for the first time : Paul and his Jewish context -- Sign of the new creation : Paul's aims and achievements. Subjects: Paul the Apostle, Saint. Bible. Epistles of Paul Criticism, interpretation, etc. God (Christianity) History of doctrines Early church, ca. 30-600.

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