The Apostle Paul and His Letters: An Introduction (Verbum Domini)

by James B. Prothro

Publisher:

Catholic University of America

, 2021

Overview

The letters of the Apostle Paul are central witnesses to the Christian faith and to the earliest history of Christianity. And yet, when students, preachers, and others turn to Paul, they find many things “hard to understand” (2 Peter 3:16) in these ancient writings.

James Prothro’s new book aims to help readers see the Apostle’s faith and hope at work as he evangelized the nations. Steeped in up-to-date scholarship and a passion for the gospel Paul preached, Prothro draws readers into Paul’s life and letters in order to help them hear the Apostle’s voice. The book’s chapters offer introductions to Paul’s background, life, and legacy; an introduction to ancient letter writing; a guide to understanding Paul’s theology across the letters; a survey of the portrait of Paul in the Book of Acts; separate treatments of each letter’s background and purpose; treatments of key theological topics in each letter and a thorough outline of each letter showing its arguments and how they make sense.

Prothro introduces complex matters with clarity, balance, and an inviting style. He not only offers answers but models how to ask questions, helping us reason through Paul’s letters as ancient documents and as Christian Scripture. This book will prove a valuable introduction for those who study, teach, and preach these biblical books.

Key Features

• Helps readers see the Apostle’s faith and hope at work as he evangelized the nations
• Features up-to-date scholarship and a passion for the gospel Paul preached
• Introduces complex matters with clarity, balance, and an inviting style

Praise for the Print Edition

James Prothro has here distilled a mass of learning into an intelligent and clearly written introduction to Paul’s theology, letters and historical setting. Students will find an extremely helpful guide here to the apostle’s thought and writings, as well as a lucid account of the main currents of contemporary interpretation. Highly recommended!

The past years have witnessed an overwhelming flood of studies on Paul the Apostle and his theology. James Prothro’s new book, The Apostle Paul and His Letters, presents an up-to-date review of the main questions about Paul, and provides a clear, wise, and faith-filled review of Paul’s life and each of his letters. Highly recommended for use in seminaries and theological colleges.

—Daniel Keating, Sacred Heart Major Seminary

Product Details

• Title: The Apostle Paul and His Letters: An Introduction
• Author: James B. Prothro
• Series: Verbum Domini
• Publisher: Catholic University of America
• Print Publication Date: 2021
• Logos Release Date: 2022
• Pages: 317
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Bible. Epistles of Paul › Criticism, Interpretation, etc; Paul, the Apostle, Saint
• ISBNs: 9780813235127, 9780813235134, 081323512, 0813235138, 081323512X
• Resource ID: LLS:VRBMDMNPHSLTTRS
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T21:06:25Z

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About James B. Prothro

Dr. James Prothro is an associate professor of Theology and Sacred Scripture and the director of the MA Biblical Studies program. He has taught a wide range of topics, especially in the New Testament, and holds degrees in biblical languages, in classical Greek and Latin, and in theology. He began teaching at the Augustine Institute in 2020. Most of his academic writing focuses on the letters and thought of the Apostle Paul and on the ancient Greek language, in which Paul wrote. Dr. Prothro is also engaged in thinking and writing about the doctrine of biblical inspiration and how it helps us understand what the Bible is and how to read it for all its worth.

His recent publications include The Apostle Paul and His Letters: An Introduction (Catholic University of America Press, 2021), A Pauline Theology of Justification: Forgiveness Friendship, and Life in Christ, Lectio Sacra Series (Cascade Books, 2023), and The Bible and Reconciliation: Confession, Repentance, and Restoration, A Catholic Biblical Theology of the Sacraments Series (Baker Academic, 2023).