Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The living Paul The living Paul Anthony C. Thiselton The apostle Paul has long had his admirers and revilers. And contemporary Christians often harbor private misgivings about this prominent apostle. Paul sounds harsh, intolerant, misogynistic, and his… OL15518017W
1 Timothy reconsidered 1 Timothy reconsidered Colloquium Oecumenicum Paulinum (19th 2006 Rome, Italy) 1 Timothy Reconsidered contains the presentations and deliberations of the nineteenth meeting of the Colloquium Oecumenicum Paulinum, a distinguished group of some thirty-five international and ecume… OL15929292W
Engaging Augustine on Romans Engaging Augustine on Romans Eugene TeSelle,Daniel Patte "Paula Frederiksen explores the ways that Augustine uses a literal interpretation of the Bible to understand the role of Israel, Jews, and Judaism in his theology of history. Thomas F. Martin uses Au… OL18428325W
The first Paul The first Paul Marcus J. Borg The authors show how the apostle was slowly but steadily "deradicalized" to fit Roman social norms in regards to slavery, patriarchy, and patronage. In truth, Paul was an appealing apostle of Jesus w… OL1896924W
The Social Significance of Reconciliation in Paul's Theology The Social Significance of Reconciliation in Paul's Theology Corneliu Constantineanu Constantineanu challenges the traditional view of Paul's theories of atonement to argue that his understanding of the concept is more complex, employing a rich symbolism to describe reconciliation wi… OL20519025W
Paul Paul Oda Wischmeyer,Dieter T. Roth,Helen S. Heron "This new textbook assesses Paul from four key areas. The book is written by several co-authors, all experts in their given fields, to give us the most up-to-date and accurate information to readers.… OL20954807W
Light from the Gentiles Light from the Gentiles Abraham J. Malherbe Rather than viewing the Graeco-Roman world as the "background" against which early Christian texts should be read, Abraham J. Malherbe saw the ancient Mediterranean world as a rich ecology of diverse… OL20957469W
Women in the Church Women in the Church Thomas R. Schreiner,Andreas J. Köstenberger,Theresa Bowen,Denny Burk,Tony Merida,Gloria Furman,Mary A. Kassian,Trillia Newbell,Robert W. Yarbrough,S. M. Baugh,Albert Wolters,Monica Brennan,Rosaria Butterfield The role of women in the church is highly debated, with Christians on all sides using Paul's teachings in 1 Timothy to justify their positions. Now in its third edition, this classic book edited by A… OL21177533W
Paul and economics Paul and economics Raymond Pickett,Thomas R. Blanton IV 1 online resource OL24856377W
What Are They Saying About the Catholic Epistles? What Are They Saying About the Catholic Epistles? Philip B. Harner viii, 130 p. ; 21 cm OL3901694W
1 Corinthians 1 Corinthians John MacArthur This commentary is basically explanatory, or expository. Even to the pagan world, Corinth was known for its moral corruption, so much so that in classical Greek corinthiazesthai ("to behave like a Co… OL82053W