Paul—His Life, Letters, and Teaching: Convenient Summaries
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
Students of all ages appreciate a comprehensive overview of any topic they are studying. Here you have just such a convenient summary of the life, letters, and teaching of Paul of Tarsus, one of the key figures in early Christianity. The book first sketches Paul’s Jewish pedigree, his sterling rabbinic training under Gamaliel the Elder, and his enthusiastic persecution of Jewish infidels known as the followers of Yeshua of Nazareth. After tracing the circumstances that gave rise to his thirteen extant letters written to infant Christian churches, the book ends with an investigation of Paul’s relationship with the Jewish Law, the nation of Israel, and the historical Jesus. Other topics of timeless interest include his teaching on death, resurrection, and immortality, his view of baptism and the Lord’s Supper, and his advice about ideal family relationships. And many readers will be startled to read about the four low points in Paul’s career.
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- Presents a summary of the life, letters, and teaching of Paul of Tarsus.
- Sketches Paul’s Jewish pedigree, his sterling rabbinic training under Gamaliel the Elder.
- Sketches his enthusiastic persecution of Jewish infidels known as the followers of Yeshua of Nazareth.
- I. INTRODUCTION
- A. Sources for Reconstructing the Life, Letters, and Teaching of Paul
- B. Suggested Chronology of Paul’s Life and Letters
- II. LIFE AND LETTERS OF PAUL
- STAGE I: From Birth to Conversion (up to AD 33)
- STAGE II: Early Post-conversion Activity (AD 33–46)
- STAGE III: First Missionary Journey (AD 47–48) (Acts 13:1—15:35)
- STAGE IV: Second Missionary Journey (AD 49–52) (Acts 15:36—18:22)
- STAGE V: Third Missionary Journey (AD 52–57) (Acts 18:23—21:14)
- STAGE VI: Journey to Rome (AD 57–62) (Acts 21:15—28:31)
- STAGE VII: From Paul’s Release from House Arrest to His Death (AD 62–64 or 65)
- III. TEACHING OF PAUL
- A. Sources of Paul’s Teaching
- B. The Godhead
- C. Human Beings
- D. Images of the Church
- E. Sacraments of the Church
- F. Ethics
- G. Eschatology
- H. Paul and the Law
- I. Paul and Israel
- J. Paul and Jesus
- K. Development in Paul’s Thought?
- L. Some Modern Images of Paul
- M. The Center of Paul’s Teaching
We may be familiar with the bits and pieces, but having them drawn together as Murray Harris does here, coordinating the story of Paul’s life from the data of his letters and the book of Acts, is both useful and illuminating. Harris provides us with a mini-Pauline theology that puts to shame many larger tomes on the subject. This book is a gem for all who want to understand the great apostle.
—Donald A. Hagner, Fuller Theological Seminary, emeritus
In this book, born of decades of meticulous scholarship, Murray Harris pieces together (like a jigsaw) the life, ministry, and theology of the most influential thought-leader of the Christian faith. The historicity of the apostle Paul comes alive in this book. An outstanding, yet concise, compendium for any serious study of New Testament letters.
—Brian Winslade, pastor and denominational leader, New Zealand
- Title: Paul—His Life, Letters, and Teaching: Convenient Summaries
- Author: Murray J. Harris
- Publisher: Wipf and Stock
- Print Publication Date: 2022
- Pages: 128
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
- ISBNs: 9781666738223, 9781666798630, 1666738220, 1666798630, 9781666798623, 1666798622
- Resource ID: LLS:PLHSLFCNVNSMMRS
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-10-15T02:41:58Z