Corpus-Paul

[Loren Rosson <rossoiii AT yahoo.com>]

Noel Fitzpatrick wrote:

> Some time ago I asked list members to suggest
> favourite  commentaries for the
> various letter/epistles of Paul...Now would
> subscribers like to suggest a favourite book
> concerning Paul, that is NOT a commentary per
> se?...one that had a significant influence on
> their understanding of Paul.

I can't say that I have "a" favorite book about Paul.
I suppose the following five are favorites, in
different ways, for the reason you mention.

* Best overview of Paul: The Paul Quest, by Ben
Witherington.

* Best intro to the New Perspective on Paul: Paul
Among Jews and Gentiles and Other Essays, by Krister
Stendahl.

* Best socio-political interpretation(s) of Paul: Paul
and Empire & Paul and Politics, both edited by Richard
Horsley.

* Best cultural backdrop to Paul: Portraits of Paul:
An Archaeology of an Ancient Personality, by Bruce
Malina and Jerome Neyrey.

* Best book about Paul as a source of understanding
for the historical Jesus: Saint Saul: A Skeleton Key
to the Historical Jesus, by Donald Akenson.


Loren Rosson III
Nashua NH
rossoiii AT yahoo.com


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