A Jewish Paul
The Messiah's Herald to the Gentiles

Thiessen is, as usual, clear and stimulating. He provides a helpful summary of the state of Pauline scholarship in the first chapter. His primary aim throughout the book is to help us see Paul as the Jew that he was. Thiessen laments the often supercessionist and anti-semitic readings of Paul that t......more

I find Paul to be terribly confusing a lot of the time, and this book helpfully navigated significant themes of the Pauline corpus to make Paul only slightly less-confusing. An easy, approachable, and accessible read that helpfully draws readers into this new (new) perspective.......more

This is one of those rare books on Paul that is accessible, up-to-date in research, and robust in its arguments. Would make for a great supplemental text for courses on Paul.......more

This is a fantastic resource for modern readers of Paul! Paul’s theology is not as intuitive as we think. Often, to understand Paul well, one needs a good understanding of the common philosophical thought of his day, which many of us are unfamiliar with. Thiessen does a fantastic job of explaining a......more

This clear, persuasive little volume introduces readers to an interpretation of St. Paul's letters in which the apostle is not critical of Jews or Judaism. While many interpreters have seen Paul's words as a Christian, outside of the Jewish faith, who was critiquing Judaism for either being a religi......more