English language
Published Aug. 7, 2009 by HarperCollins Publishers.
The first Paul
reclaiming the radical visionary behind the church's conservative icon
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The authors show how the apostle was slowly but steadily "deradicalized" to fit Roman social norms in regards to slavery, patriarchy, and patronage. In truth, Paul was an appealing apostle of Jesus whose vision of life "in Christ"--One of his favored phrases--is remarkably faithful to the message of Jesus himself.
Subjects
- Paul, -- the Apostle, Saint
- Bible. -- N.T. -- Epistles of Paul -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Bible. -- N.T. -- Epistles of Paul -- Theology