Corpus-Paul

[Ray Fincher <rfincher AT pe.net>]

I rarely (if ever) post to this list because I find that I learn much more 
while listening (and reading) than when talking (or writing), especially 
when permitted to eavesdrop on such a scholarly gathering.

However, I would like to make you all aware of my appreciation for the 
enhancements to my library, and by extension, the educational level of my 
congregation, which you have made possible via your earlier discussion of 
Commentaries and the recent thread on Textbooks.

In preparation for our  forthcoming Autumn series of Bible Studies of the 
Pauline Epistles, as a result of your recent discussions,  I have ordered:
     Cousar's _The Letters of Paul_
     Wiles' _Making Sense of Paul_
     Wright's _What St. Paul Really Said_

I already have Dunn's _The Theology of Paul_  and a reasonably good 
cross-section of individual commentaries (Word, NICNT, Black's, Anchor, 
etc.) embodying works of Barth,  Fitzmyer, Brown, Dunn, Best, Boring, 
Craddock, Furnish, Lincoln, Fee, Johnson, et al.

The advice gleaned from Corpus-Paul discussion has contributed immesurably 
to the selection of works for my library.

Thank you again for the assistance you have rendered, and for the 
consistently high quality of discussion on this list.

Ray Fincher
Sixty-something third career student in perpetuity, and
Pastor, Arlington Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Riverside, California

At 09:14 07/30/2002 -0400, mgorman AT stmarys.edu wrote:
> Having used nearly all of the books(Fitzmyer, Wright, Dunn, etc) mentioned
> to date with students at various levels---and found them all well received
> by students---I would add one more possibility: Charles Cousar's "The
> Letters of Paul" (Abongdon, 1966). The first three chapters are on the
> letters as letters, then one on Paul's churches, one that is an overview
> of Paul's theology, and five on "theological themes" in the letters. The
> last chapter deals with the disputed letters.
>
> Otherwise, for a brief intro, I cast my vote with Wright for sheer
> engagement by students.
>
> Michael Gorman
> Baltimore