101 Questions and Answers on Paul
Overview
Writer of 13 books in the New Testament, St. Paul is a central figure in the development of the church and Christian theology. In this text, Ronald D. Witherup offers responses to the most important and frequently asked questions about St. Paul, his world, and his writings in a readable format.
Top Highlights
“This practice may strike us as strange and illegitimate, but first-century people viewed authorship in a different fashion than we do. They were not bothered by the idea that someone might have written a document in someone else’s name. This would be especially true of close colleagues or disciples. For one thing, it loaned authority to the message. Likewise it may have been an opportunity to write in the ‘spirit’ of an earlier author but expand or develop that person’s ideas.” (Page 13)
“scholars, however, judges only seven of them to be from Paul himself. The seven” (Page 12)
- Title: 101 Questions and Answers on Paul
- Author: Ronald D. Witherup
- Series: 101 Questions and Answers Series
- Publisher: Paulist Press
- Print Publication Date: 2003
- Logos Release Date: 2014
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Paul, the Apostle, Saint › Miscellanea
- ISBNs: 0809141809, 9780809141807
- Resource ID: LLS:QSTNSNSWRSPL
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T20:43:46Z
Ronald D. Witherup, P.S.S., S.T.L., Ph.D., is Superior General of the Society of the Priests of Saint Sulpice (Sulpicians). A former professor of Sacred Scripture, he has authored many books and articles on Scripture and theology, including most recently, Mercy and the Bible: Why It Matters! (Paulist Press, 2018). His editorial credits include the Little Rock Catholic Study Bible (Liturgical Press, 2011), and The Paulist Biblical Commentary (Paulist Press, 2018).