In this book, Jerome Murphy-O'Connor presents a vivid and dramatic account of the life of Paul. From his childhood in Tarsus and his years as a student in Jerusalem to the successes and failures of…
Of all the earliest Christian authors, we know the most about Paul, through the book of Acts and his own letters. Yet much of Paul's character and personality remains unknown. This important new bo…
Rabbi Paul is at once a compelling, highly readable biography and a window on how Jesus’ message was transformed into a religion embraced by millions around the world. Drawing on Paul’s own wri…
This book is far from being an attempt at an outline of Pauline theology, but it have brought out certain important aspects of that theology. Once more, neither friend nor foe will be able to find …
Here is a concise, inviting introduction to the greatest of the early Christian missionaries, the Apostle Paul - his life, his letters, his thinking - and the life-transforming gospel he proclaimed…
Arguing that Paul's own writings are uniquely supplemented by Luke's contemporaneously written narrative of the Acts of the Apostles, Barnett follows Paul on a decade of travels, examining him in h…
A reader curious about Paul would be unlikely to find a better guide to the places and cultural forces that formed his life. The book begins with descriptions of man, ship, and ports, an almost jou…
This comprehensive study from one of Europe's most distinguished Jewish scholars marks an important stage in the reappraisal of the central figure of the early Christian church. Dr. Schopes, recog…
In this book the author goes behind the narrative to give the tempo of the times, the conditions under which the apostle worked and traveled, and the situations to which he responded in his Epistle…
We have long cherished the hope of writing a book on Scripture characters. The biographical form in which a large part of the Bible is given to us is an invitation to this study; and there can be n…