The Letters of Paul
Interpreting Biblical Texts Series
Abingdon Press
Published on 1. September 2011
152 pages
978-1-4267-5006-9 (ISBN)
Description
The Interpreting Biblical Texts series presents a concise edition covering the seven undisputed epistles of Paul. In this volume, Charles Cousar is primarily concerned not with the man Paul and his life and work, but with his surviving letters. Part 1 introduces methods in reading the Pauline letters. Part 2 attends to the critical themes emerging in the letters--the decisiveness of Jesus Christ and old versus new life. Part 3 discusses the other six letters bearing Paul's name that appear in the New Testament.
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Interpreting Biblical Texts: Letters of Paul
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Content
- Cover
- Half title
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Introduction On Reading The Letters of Paul
- Part One Issues in Reading the Letters of Paul
- Chapter 1 Paul Writes Letters
- The Structure of Paul's Letters
- Letters and Their Stories
- Chapter 2 The Rhetoric of Paul's Letters
- Modes of Proof in the Letters
- The Species of Rhetoric in the Letters
- The Diatribe
- The Pauline Autobiography
- Chapter 3 Paul's Use of Sources
- The Use of the Old Testament
- The Use of Creeds, Hymns, and Liturgical Formulas
- The Use of the Teaching of Jesus
- Chapter 4 Paul's Churches
- The Social Life of the Pauline Churches
- The Churches' Practices and Beliefs
- Ethnicity and Its Tensions
- Chapter 5 The Theology of Paul
- Issues in Constructing a Pauline Theology
- New Directions in Pauline Theology
- Where Do We Go from Here?
- Part Two Theological Themes in The Letters of Paul
- Outlines of the Undisputed Letters of Paul
- Chapter 6 The Decisive Event of Jesus Christ
- Paul's Call/Conversion
- The Dawn of a New Age
- Christ Crucified: An Alternative Perspective
- The Shape of Jesus' Career
- Chapter 7 The Character of God
- The Love of God
- The Righteousness of God
- God's Trustworthiness and the Destiny of Israel
- Chapter 8 The Old Life And The New
- Sin, the Law, and Death
- Metaphors for the Atonement
- Dying and Rising with Christ
- Faith: Christ's and Ours
- Suffering and Hope
- Chapter 9 The New Community
- Jewish and Gentile Believers
- Christ and the Community
- The Vanguard of the New Age
- The Body of Christ
- Chapter 10 Embodying The Gospel
- Romans 12:1-2
- Law and Love
- Flesh and Spirit
- Concrete Problems
- Conclusion
- Part Three The Rest of The Story
- Outlines of the Deutero-Pauline Letters
- Chapter 11 The Deutero-Pauline Letters
- Second Thessalonians
- Colossians
- Ephesians
- The Pastoral Letters
- Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- Index
