Paul: Life, Setting, Work, Letters

by Oda Wischmeyer

Publisher:

T&T Clark

, 2012

This new work aimed at upper level undergraduates provides an invaluable handbook for students seriously engaging with Paul's life, letters and context. This new coursebook assesses Paul from four key areas. This book is written by several co-authors, all experts in their given fields, to give the most up-to-date and accurate information to readers - but also to present a sense of authorial continuity throughout the book. This book is divided into three main parts; the environment, life, work and person of Paul; Paul's letters and theological themes; and, the reception of Paul and his letters. As such it provides a comprehensive overview of scholarship on Paul and is the perfect handbook for the serious student wishing to engage with some of the most important writings in the New Testament. This book features maps, tables, text-boxes, up-to-date bibliographies and key points are identified throughout.

Features

Solid coursebook on Paul, covering his letters, context, and theology
Features textboxes, key points, clear pedagogical structure.
Range of well-known European names.

Contents

Part I: Historical, religious, and cultural contexts
Introduction (O. Wischmeyer, Erlangen)
Contemporary Judaism (J. Frey, Munich)
Contemporary religions and philosophical schools (B. Heininger, Würzburg)
Political conditions (A. Mehl, Halle)
Paul's life (E. Ebel, Zurich)
Paul's mission (E. Ebel, Zurich)
Paul's person (E.-M. Becker, Aarhus)

Part II: Letters. Theology
Introduction (O. Wischmeyer)
Epistolography (E.-M. Becker)
Rhetoric (E.-M. Becker)
1 Thessalonians (E. Ebel)
1 Corinthians (O. Wischmeyer)
2 Corinthians (E.-M. Becker)
Galatians (J. Frey)
Philippians (L. Bormann, Erlangen)
Philemon (L. Bormann)
Romans (O. Wischmeyer)
Paul's Theology (O. Wischmeyer)

Part III: Reception of Paul
Introduction (O. Wischmeyer)
Pseudepigraphy (E.-M. Becker)
The reception of Paul in the first century (B. Heininger)
The reception of Paul in the second century (A. Lindemann, Bethel)
The reception of Paul in the history of the church (W. Wischmeyer, Wien)

Appendices (Persons, places, maps, topics)

Praise for Paul

This book, divided into three parts, provides a thorough introduction to Paul's life and work... Charts andtables throughout give this volume a textbook feel. It is written for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, and will be most useful in courses on the life and letters of Paul. As an English translation of the German original, another key benefit is that it makes available the perspectives of a number of German scholars to non-German speaking students.

This is a work which is certainly of interest in that it enables the non-German speaking student to taste a work by German scholars. It will not replace English scholarly work for the student but it will serve to show another approach to some aspects of Pauline studies.

'If you could take only one volume to help you in your study of Paul and his letters, a companion to Paul, and indispensable vade-mecum for your journey with Paul, then this could be it - as well informed and as informative and authoritative as one could wish for.' - James D.G. Dunn, Lightfoot Professor Emeritus, University of Durham, UK

'This book presents the current state of research on all aspects of Paul's life, his work and his theology. It will be welcomed by scholars, teachers and students as a textbook and reference work.' - Udo Schnelle, Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Germany

The book's interaction with major issues in Pauline studies, though it makes for quite dense prose at times, is impressive indeed. The volume is well-organized and consistent in the quality of the contributions, from both New Testament scholars and classicists, but the biggest benefit of this work is certainly its exposure of German scholarship to a wider English-speaking audience.

Product Details

• Title: Paul: Life, Setting, Work, Letters
• Author: Oda Wischmeyer
• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Print Publication Date: 2012
• Logos Release Date: 2024
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Ebook
• ISBNs: 9780567312440, 9780567630919, 0567630919, 0567312445
• Resource ID: LLS:9780567312440
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-05-12T03:34:17Z

About Oda Wischmeyer

Oda Wischmeyer is professor of the New Testament at the University of Erlangen, Germany. She is a co-editor of Paul and Mark in the Supplements to the Journal for New Testament Scholarship.