Oxford Handbook of Pauline Studies
Oxford Handbook of Pauline Studies
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Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199600489
Number of Pages: 784
Published: 08/04/2022
Width: 17.5 cm
Height: 25 cm
The Oxford Handbook of Pauline Studies brings together a diverse international group of experts on the apostle Paul. It examines the authentic texts from his own hand, other ancient texts falsely attributed to him, the numerous early Christian legends about him, and the many meanings that have been and still are made of these texts to give a twenty-first century snapshot of Pauline Studies.
Divided into five key sections, the Handbook begins by examining Paul the person - a largely biographical sketching of the life of Paul himself to the limited extent that it is possible to do so. It moves on to explore Paul in context and Pauline Literature, looking in detail at the letters, manuscripts, and canons that constitute most of our extant evidence for the apostle. Part Four uses a number of classic motifs to describe what modern experts describe as 'Pauline Theology', and Part Five considers the many productive reading strategies with which recent interpreters have made meaning of the letters of Paul. It is demonstrated that 'reading Paul' is not, and never has been, just one thing. It has always been a matter of the particular questions and interests that the reader brings to these very generative texts.
The Oxford Handbook of Pauline Studies thoroughly surveys the state of Pauline studies today, paying particular attention to theory and method in interpretation. It considers traditional approaches alongside recent approaches to Paul, including gender, race and ethnicity, and material culture. Brought together, the chapters are an ideal resource for teachers and students of Paul and his letters.
Introduction
PART I. PAUL THE PERSON
1: Calvin J. Roetzel: The Man and the Myth
2: Paula Fredriksen: Paul the 'Convert'?
3: Eckhard J. Schnabel: Paul the Missionary
4: L. Ann Jervis: Paul the Theologian
5: Loveday Alexander: Paul the Apostle
6: Julia Snyder: Paul as a Character in Early Christian Narratives
PART II. PAUL IN CONTEXT
7: Cavan Concannon: Archaeology and the Pauline Letters
8: Paul Trebilco: Paul among Jews, Greeks, and Romans
9: Magnus Zetterholm: Paul and the Construction of Early Christian Identity
10: Bruce W. Longenecker: Paul and Economic Resources
11: Troels Engberg-Pedersen: Paul the Philosopher
12: Emma Wasserman: Paul and Religion
PART III. PAULINE LITERATURE
13: A. Andrew Das: The Pauline Letters in Contemporary Research
14: Margaret Y. MacDonald: The Deutero-Pauline Letters in Contemporary Research
15: Laura Dingeldein: Paul the Letter Writer
16: Lauri Thurén: Rhetoric and Argumentation in the Letters of Paul
17: Michael W. Holmes: The Text of the Pauline Corpus
18: Harry Y. Gamble: The Formation of the Pauline Corpus
PART IV. PAULINE THEOLOGY
19: Francis Watson: Paul and Scripture
20: Matthew Thiessen: Paul and Israel
21: Michael B. Thompson: Paul and Jesus
22: Richard Bauckham: Christology
23: Simon Gathercole: Justification by Faith
24: Susan Eastman: Participation in Christ
25: John M. G. Barclay: Grace/Gift in Paul
26: Nijay K. Gupta: Paul and Pistis Christou
27: David G. Horrell: Ethos and Community
28: T. J. Lang: Cosmology and Eschatology
PART V. APPROACHES TO PAUL
29: Todd D. Still: Social-Scientific Approaches to Paul
30: Caroline Johnson Hodge: Paul and Ethnicity
31: Jorunn Økland: Paul and Sacred Space
32: Davina C. Lopez: Paul and Politics
33: Joseph A. Marchal: Paul and Postcolonial Studies
34: Kathy Ehrensperger: Paul and Feminism
35: Dale B. Martin: Paul and Sexuality
36: Stephen E. Fowl: Paul and Theological Interpretation
37: Ward Blanton: Paul and Contemporary Philosophy
38: John Riches: Paul and Reception History
