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Paul as a Problem in History and Culture: The Apostle and His Critics through the Centuries

Paul as a Problem in History and Culture: The Apostle and His Critics through the Centuries

by Patrick Gray
Paul as a Problem in History and Culture: The Apostle and His Critics through the Centuries

Paul as a Problem in History and Culture: The Apostle and His Critics through the Centuries

by Patrick Gray

Overview

As one of the most significant figures in the history of Western civilization, the apostle Paul has influenced and inspired countless individuals and institutions. But for some, he holds a controversial place in Christianity. This engaging book explores why many people have been wary of Paul and what their criticisms reveal about the church and the broader culture. Patrick Gray brings intellectual and cultural history into conversation with study of the New Testament, providing a balanced account and assessment of widespread antipathy to Paul and exploring what the controversy tells us about ourselves.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781493403332
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Publication date: 04/19/2016
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 272
File size: 3 MB

About the Author

Patrick Gray (PhD, Emory University) is associate professor of religious studies at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee. He is the author of Opening Paul's Letters and has coedited several books, including Teaching the Bible through Popular Culture and the Arts.
Patrick Gray (PhD, Emory University) is associate professor of religious studies at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee. He is the author of Opening Paul's Letters and Godly Fear: The Epistle to the Hebrews and Greco-Roman Critiques of Superstition. He has also coedited several books, including Scripture and Traditions: Essays on Early Judaism and Christianity, Teaching the Bible through Popular Culture and the Arts, and Teaching the Bible: Practical Strategies for Classroom Instruction.

Table of Contents

Contents

Introduction: A Thorn in the Flesh
Part 1: Anti-Paulinism through the Centuries
1. The First Hundred Years: The Problem of Paul in the New Testament
2. The Premodern Era: The Early Church, Late Antiquity, and the Middle Ages
3. The Enlightenment and Beyond: Jesus, Paul, and the Rise of Modern Biblical Scholarship
4. The Nineteenth Century: Paul's Cultured Despisers
5. Yesterday and Today: Jesus versus Paul in the Public Square
Part 2: Anti-Pauline Contexts, Subtexts, and Pretexts
6. In the Tents of Shem: Paul among Jews and Muslims
7. Jesus versus Paul: Spiritual but Not Religious?
8. A World without Paul? Christian History in Counterfactual Perspective
9. Not by Paul Alone: Other "Founders" of Christianity
10. From Jesus to Paul: An Experiment in Comparative Religion
Conclusion: What We Talk about When We Talk about Paul
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