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.;This chronological narrative offers new insights into Paul's intellectual, emotional, and religious development and puts his travels, mission, and theological ideas into a plausible biographical context. As he changes from an assimilated Jewish teenager in Tarsus to a competitive Pharisee in Jerusalem and then to a driven missionary of Christ, the sometimes contradictory components of Paul's complex personality emerge from the way he interacts with people and problems. His theology was forged in dialogue and becomes more intelligible as our appreciation of his person deepens. In Jerome Murphy-O'Connor's engaging biography, the Apostle comes to life as a complex, intensely human individual.

Paul: His Story and The Theology of the Second Letter to the Corinthians

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Author
Jerome Murphy-O'Connor (Professor of New Testament, Ecole Biblique et Archeologique Francaise, Jerusalem, Israel)
Book Format
hardback
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Published
March 2004
Weight
441g
Page Count
276
Dimensions
14 x 21.6 x 2 cm
ISBN
9780199266531
ISBN-10
0199266530
Eden Code
32262

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