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- Book Title
- Paul : a Biography
- Publication Name
- Paul
- Title
- Paul
- Subtitle
- A Biography
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 0061730599
- EAN
- 9780061730597
- ISBN
- 9780061730597
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Religion, History
- Topic
- Biblical Studies / Paul's Letters, Ancient / Rome, Religious, Biblical Biography / Old Testament
- Release Year
- 2020
- Release Date
- 18/02/2020
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 1.1in
- Item Length
- 8in
- Item Width
- 5.3in
- Item Weight
- 12.2 Oz
- Publication Year
- 2020
- Number of Pages
- 480 Pages
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For centuries, Paul, the apostle who "saw the light on the Road to Damascus" and changed dramatically from zealous Pharisee persecutor to devoted follower of Jesus, has been one of the church's most widely cited early teachers. Yet for leading New Testament scholar and Anglican bishop N. T. Wright, most Bible scholars and pastors have not fully grasped what Paul was actually doing and why. In focusing on Paul's letters and theology, Wright argues, they have, in short, overlooked the essence of the man's life and the extreme unlikelihood of what he achieved. In response, Wright offers a new way of understanding one of the most famous Christian figures. Wright draws attention to Paul the man-the man who survived assassination attempts, imprisonments, and shipwrecks all while inventing new language and concepts for faithfully translating Jesus's story for the Gentile world. In this pioneering new account, Wright celebrates Paul's humanity, arguing that this is the best context for understanding him and ultimately for appreciating how he invented new paradigms for how we understand Jesus. "The problem," Wright explains, "is that while Paul is central to any understanding of early Christianity, we cannot understand him without taking full account of the pre-Christian Jewish beliefs and hopes that he believed had been fulfilled in Jesus." Only when we consider Paul in this manner can we move on to understanding how he led the way for Christianity to conquer the Roman world.
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Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0061730599
ISBN-13
9780061730597
eBay Product ID (ePID)
10038773140
Product Key Features
Book Title
Paul : a Biography
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Biblical Studies / Paul's Letters, Ancient / Rome, Religious, Biblical Biography / Old Testament
Publication Year
2020
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Religion, History
Number of Pages
480 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8in
Item Height
1.1in
Item Width
5.3in
Item Weight
12.2 Oz
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The most winsome feature is the way Wright paints Paul as a . . . three-dimensional, many-sided, complicated human being. Paul: A Biography is a bright, provocative, imaginative, and often brilliant book., A compelling, erudite, and readable biography of the most seminal Christian theologian by one of today's most celebrated Paul interpreters., Paul is a compelling modern biography that reveals the apostle's greater role in Christian history--as an inventor of new paradigms for how we understand Jesus and what he accomplished--and celebrates his stature as one of the most effective and influential intellectuals in human history., A fresh look at the Jewish heritage and the essential place in Christian history of the man converted on the road to Damascus., As lucid as it is salient, this book is a must-read for all readers of the New Testament and all interpreters of early Christianity., C. S. Lewis spoke of three artistically construed figures who jump off the page--Plato's Socrates, Boswell's Johnson, and the evangelists' Jesus. I am tempted to add a fourth candidate, having encountered Tom Wright's careful, tender, and bracing enfleshment of the apostle Paul!, Walking a fine line between presenting a fresh perspective in Pauline theology and reworking the Pauline corpus according to his own biblical theology, Wright's work, although intended for the informed layperson, will spark much debate among scholars and students., A very deep dive into Paul. Professor Wright has such a gift in taking truth and presenting it [so] it just comes alive. I can't say enough about it. I love the book, An enthralling journey into the mind of Paul by one of the great theologians of our time, a work full of insight, depth and generosity of understanding., Nobody who preaches on Paul or ever interested in Paul's life and message will want to miss this treatment of him by N.T. Wright. It sheds fresh light on Paul's ministry, theology and personhood, and it does so in a gripping and readable way., In eloquent and inviting prose, one of the world's leading New Testament scholars retells the story behind the story, the story of the Apostle Paul. A master teacher here communicates Paul in language every reader can understand., Brings alive not only Paul but also the communities where he formed churches and the religious ideas swirling around them. . . . This highly readable volume gives those interested in biblical history something to argue about and plenty to ponder., Wright draws from a lifetime of study to construct this useful biography. Accessible and engrossing . . . Wright looks to the realities of what Paul dealt with . . . anxieties, broken relationships, beatings, imprisonments [revealing] a very human Paul. . . . An excellent introduction., NT Wright takes the most controversial and influential author of scripture and does something remarkable: he humanizes Paul. I was hooked from the first page., Substantive yet accessible, Paul provides a 432-page exploration of the Apostle's beginnings, his missionary journeys, his struggles and passion, and much more., Wright's excellent book not only brings Paul to life but places that life in the complex and overlapping array of Jewish and non-Jewish communities, all set within the Roman empire., In his monumental, meticulously detailed and elegant study, Wright presents a fascinating portrait of a man who went from persecuting Christians to being their biggest advocate., The life of one of Christianity's founders is told by renowned biblical scholar N.T. Wright, who believes that in focusing on Paul's letters and theology, scholars and pastors have not considered Paul as a person and in the context of his times., Written with the usual Wright combination of erudition, intuition, mature wit, and wisdom, Paul should serve us well as we seek to unlock the keys to the first great Christian theologian.
Copyright Date
2020
Dewey Decimal
225.92
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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