Paul: Fresh Perspectives

by N. T. Wright

Publisher:

SPCK

, 2005

Overview

N. T. Wright, Bishop of Durham, scholar and writer of distinction, turns his attention and considerable enthusiasm to the writings of Paul of Tarsus, whom he considers to be the intellectual equivalent of Plato, Aristotle or Seneca. He captures and reveals illuminating details from Paul’s unique Judaic, Hellenistic, and Roman heritage, allowing a rounded picture to emerge of an integrated philosophy—a unique, Christian theology.

Paul: Fresh Perspectives combines the virtues of detailed scholarship with an accessible style and a passion for exploring the message of Paul. The book is based on the prestigious Hulsean Lectures given by the author in Cambridge in spring 2005.

Key Features

• Insights from a leading New Testament scholar
• Accessibly written, with scholarly content
• Provides a fresh examination of Paul's thought and theology

Contents

• Part I: Themes
  • Paul’s World, Paul’s Legacy
  • Creation and Covenant
  • Messiah and Apocalyptic
  • Messiah and Apocalyptic
• Part II: Structures
  • Rethinking God
  • Reworking God’s People
  • Reimagining God’s Future
  • Jesus, Paul and the Task of the Church

Product Details

• Title: Paul: Fresh Perspectives
• Author: N. T. Wright
• Publisher: SPCK
• Print Publication Date: 2005
• Logos Release Date: 2011
• Pages: 192
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Paul, the Apostle, Saint; Christianity › New Perspective on Paul
• ISBN: 9780281057399
• Resource ID: LLS:PAULPERSPEC
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2020-09-03T18:55:40Z

About N. T. Wright

Nicholas Thomas “Tom” Wright (1948–) has been named by Christianity Today as one of our time’s top theologians. He is currently professor of New Testament and early Christianity at St. Andrews University. Wright holds a bachelor’s degree in theology, a master’s in Anglican ministry, and a DPhil, all from University of Oxford.

A fellow and chaplain at Cambridge from 1978 to 1981, he then served as assistant professor of New Testament language and literature at McGill University in Montreal. Before becoming a chaplain, tutor, lecturer, and fellow at Oxford in 1986, Wright served as dean of Lichfield Cathedral, canon theologian of Westminster Abbey, and bishop of Durham.

His academic work has usually been published under the name “N. T. Wright,” but works such as What St. Paul Really Said and Simply Christian, aimed at a more popular readership, were published under the less formal name of “Tom Wright.”

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