Paul
A Very Short Introduction

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This book discusses Paul, the apostle who wrote many books in the New Testament. The first part of the book covers who paul was, who were his supporters and the tractors, and how he became involved with first the Jewish and then the Christian religious cultures. The second part of the book discusses......more

This was a good example of how most people in secular theology view Paul, which is pretty similar to how you and I view the mailman. He has a lot of letters but doesn't really know anything about what they say. Essentially, Paul was a confused man. He is confused about what the Old Testament taught,......more

I got far more from this than I was expecting, which is both good (inasmuch as I actually think I know something about Paul and interpretations of him) and bad (inasmuch as I wanted a quick weekend read and instead got a crash course in how-to-argue-with-ancient-Christians-who-say-all-Christians-mus......more

I knew E. P Sanders was associated with the New Perspective on Paul that has influenced my thinking, however, I had yet to actually read any Sanders work. Honestly, what is most refreshing about this work is Sanders's scholarly and non-confessional approach. He doesn't seem to have an Anti-Paul and......more