Theology of Paul the Apostle

by James D. G. Dunn

Publisher:

T&T Clark

, 2003

Overview

Using Paul’s letter to the Romans as the foundation for his monumental study of Paul’s theology, James D. G. Dunn describes Paul’s teaching on God, sin, humankind, Christology, salvation, the church, and the nature of the Christian life.

Key Features

• Guides readers towards appreciating Paul’s insights, subtlety, and concerns for themselves
• Examines Paul’s theology through his own eyes
• Explores Paul’s teaching on God, sin, humankind, Christology, salvation, the church, and the nature of the Christian life

Contents

• Prologue
• God and Humankind
• Humankind under Indictment
• The Gospel of Jesus Christ
• The Beginning of Salvation
• The Process of Salvation
• The Church
• How Should Believers Live?
• Epilogue

Top Highlights

“Christianity first spread. But if theology is measured in terms of articulation of Christian belief, then Paul’s letters laid a foundation for Christian theology which has never been rivaled or superseded.” (Page 3)

“The answer to which I have found myself forced is that a theology of Paul cannot be more than the sum of the theology of each of the individual letters, and yet has to be more than simply the sum of the letters’ theologies. Such a riddle requires some explanation.” (Page 14)

“I prefer, however, to understand the term ‘theology’ in a more rounded way, as talk about God and all that is involved in and follows directly from such talk, including not least the interaction between belief and praxis.” (Page 9)

“the most immediately obvious function of the law is that of defining and measuring sin and trangression.” (Pages 133–134)

“The consensus is that no firm rule can be established on the basis of the article’s presence or absence” (Pages 132–133)

Praise for the Print Edition

An exceptionally fine presentation of Pauline theology—detailed yet clear, lavishly documented yet readable; a major contribution to clarification and order in this confused and controversial field of study.

—C. F. D. Moule

Surely this is James Dunn’s best book so far. His magisterial, lucid exposition of Paul’s thought will be welcomed warmly by scholars, teachers, and students alike. This is a work of outstanding scholarship: there is no comparable book in English.

—Graham N. Stanton

This careful exposition of the theology of Paul is a brilliant piece of biblical scholarship.

—D. Eduard Lohse

Product Details

• Title: The Theology of Paul the Apostle
• Author: James D. G. Dunn
• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Print Publication Date: 2003
• Logos Release Date: 2020
• Pages: 808
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Paul, the Apostle, Saint; Bible. N.T. Epistles of Paul › Theology; Letters from Paul
• ISBNs: 9780567089588, 9780802844231, 0567089584, 0802844235
• Resource ID: LLS:THEOAPSTLPAUL
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2023-03-28T22:48:24Z

About James D. G. Dunn

James D. G. Dunn (1939–) is emeritus Lightfoot Professor of Divinity at the University of Durham and is a leading British New Testament scholar. Dunn is a significant proponent of the New Perspective on Paul, and coined the term in a 1982 lecture. He received a PhD and DD from the University of Cambridge, and a MA and BD from the University of Glasgow. In 2002 he became only the third British scholar to be made the president of the Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas.

His recent works include Did the First Christians Worship Jesus? The New Testament Evidence, A New Perspective on Jesus: What the Quest for the Historical Jesus Missed, the volumes Romans 1–8 and Romans 9–16 of the Word Biblical Commentary, and The Epistles to the Colossians and to Philemon in The New International Greek Testament Commentary (12 vols.).