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BOOKS Click book images to enlarge Click on the description credit to purchase the book.				Paul, Thessalonica, and Early Christianity By Karl Paul Donfried Over the past twenty-five years research on Paul's life and thought has yielded a wealth of new, sometimes controversial theories concerning such crucial questions as Paul's Jewishness and his relation to the Jesus tradition. This volume provides an excellent overview of recent trends in Pauline studies and introduces fresh work on the Thessalonian correspondence and Christianity. Written by a distinguished scholar of the New Testament, the book ranges widely over themes related to Paul, his theology, and his role in the formation of the church. Of special interest are chapters that challenge the so-called "New Perspective" on Paul set forth by people like E. P. Sanders and James D. G. Dunn, that discuss the importance of the Dead Sea Scrolls in reframing our perspective on the Jewish backgrounds of Christianity, and that relate the Pauline understanding of justification to recent ecumenical agreements. Presenting cutting-edge New Testament scholarship in accessible essays, this volume will benefit everyone interested in Paul, early Christianity, and the Jewish roots of both.
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				Paul— Least of the Apostles: The Story of the Most Unlikely Witness to Christ By Alain Decaux Renowned French historian Alain Decaux brings St. Paul to life in this engaging new translation. By evoking his own memories in connection with the places where the Apostle lived, Decaux fuses the past with the present to offer an imaginative yet authentic image of St. Paul’s life and journeys. Complete with 24 pages of full-color masterpiece artwork and photos of biblical locations, Paul, Least of the Apostles is a spiritual tour-de-force that invites us to follow in Paul’s footsteps on the road to proclaim the Gospel of freedom with complete faith in “the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me” (Gal 2:20). Also includes: An appendix containing the text of The Martyrdom of St. Paul, and a timeline of events contemporaneous with the life of St. Paul.
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				Navigating Paul An Introduction to Key Theological Concepts By Jouette M. Bassler Jouette Bassler, one of the foremost experts on Pauline theology, offers her wisdom and insight into the core of Paul's thought in this brief and accessible book. She focuses on major themes in Paul, such as grace, law, faith, righteousness, Israel, resurrection, and what it means to be "in Christ." Through each of these themes, she explores the wealth of Paul's various writings, lifting up the most important and basic of Paul's ideas and explaining them within the context of the ancient Greco-Roman world.
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				101 Question & Answers on Paul By Ronald D. Witherup Using the format of the 101 Questions and Answers series, this book provides a convenient summary of the most important and frequently asked questions about St. Paul, his world and his writings. Based upon years of experience with teaching and lecturing, the author summarizes the latest scholarly approaches to the basic questions about Paul according to the following categories: --Paul's life and ministry --Paul as a person --his communities and companions --his letters, his theology --his ethics --his legacy This book: --includes an annotated bibliography of resources for further study. --can function as a good basic introduction to Paul or a supplement to other textbooks. --focuses on answers to frequently asked, but often unanswered, questions.
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				Dying and Rising with Christ: The Theology of Paul By Terence Callan Terrance Callan describes the theology of Paul that underlies and comes to expression in his letters. He argues that dying and rising with Christ as part of the body of Christ is central to Paul’s understanding of Christian life and to his understanding of Jesus as saviour. He also discusses Paul’s understanding of God more extensively.
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				The Holy Land: An Oxford Archaeological Guide from Earliest Times to 1700 (Fourth Edition) By Jerome Murphy-O'Connor The Holy Land, as the geographic focal point of Judaism, Islam, and Christianity, has immeasurable resonance for the pilgrims it has attracted since as early as the fifth century BC. The Holy Land is an indispensable, illustrated guide to over 200 of the best Christian, Jewish, and Islamic sites in the City of Jerusalem and the surrounding Holy Land from earliest times to 1700. Each entry explains the history and topography of a site, as well as its function and significance. Father Jerome Murphy-O'Connor provides a brief historical outline from the Stone Age to the Modern Period, and lists sites accordingly. The Holy Land presupposes little knowledge of history or archaeology and gives clear directions on how to find sites and monuments of interest--both well-known and those less familiar. With entries including the Damascus Gate, the Holy Sepulchre, the Via Dolorosa, Mount Sion, the Dead Sea, Hebron, and Jericho, this indispensable guide includes detailed maps, plans, and illustrations further illuminating these spectacular wonders.
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				The New Perspective on Paul, Revised Edition By James D.G. Dunn In this collection of essays, James Dunn highlights a dimension of Paul's theology of justification he feels has been neglected: that Paul's teaching emerged as an integral part of his understanding of his commission to preach the gospel to non-Jews and that his dismissal of justification "by works of the law" was directed not so much against Jewish legalism but rather against his fellow Jews' assumption that the law remained a dividing wall separating Christian Jews from Christian Gentiles. James Dunn seeks to carry forward the debate on Jewish soteriology, on the relation of justification by faith to judgment "according to works," on Christian fulfillment of the law, and on the crucial role of Christ, his death and resurrection.
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				Reading Paul By Michael J. Gorman In this new introduction to the Apostle Paul and his gospel, written especially for lay readers, for beginning students, and for those unsure about what to make of Paul, Michael J. Gorman takes the apostle seriously, as someone who speaks for God and to us. After an overview not only of Paul's radical transformation from persecutor to proclaimer but also of his letter-writing in the context of Paul's new mission, Reading Paul explores the central themes of the apostle's gospel: Gorman places special emphasis on the theopolitical character of Paul's gospel and on the themes of cross and resurrection, multiculturalism in the church, and peacemaking and nonviolence as the way of Christ according to Paul. Gorman also offers a distinctive interpretation of justification by faith as participation in Christ—an interpretation that challenges standard approaches to these Pauline themes. Reading Paul demonstrates that the apostle of faith, hope, and love speaks not only to our deepest spiritual needs but also to the challenging times in which we live.
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