Are Paul's letters undergirded and informed by key narratives, and does a heightened awareness of those narratives help us to gain a richer and more rounded understanding of Paul's theology? The last two decades of the twentieth century witnessed an increasing interest in the narrative features of Paul's thought. A variety of studies since that period have advanced "story" as an integral and generative ingredient in Paul's theological formulations. In this book, a team of leading Pauline scholars assesses the strengths and weaknesses of a narrative approach, looking in detail at its application to particular Pauline texts.
Part One: Introduction; Narrative Interest in the Study of Paul; Part Two: Studies; Paul's Story of God and Creation; Response; Stories of Israel in Galatians & Romans; Response; The Story of Jesus in Romans & Galatians; Response; Paul's Story: Theology as Testimony; Response; Stories of Predecessors & Inheritors; Response; Part Three: In Retrospect; The Narrative Approach to Paul; Is there a Story in these Texts? Bruce Longenecker, University of St Andrews; Edward Adams, King's College, London Barry Matlock, University of Sheffield; Bruce Longenecker, University of St Andrews; Morna Hooker, Robinson College, Cambridge; Douglas Campbell, King's College, London; Graham Stanton, Divinity School, Cambridge; John Barclay, University of Glasgow; David Horrell, University of Exeter; Andrew Lincoln, University of Gloucester; Howard Marshall, formerly University of Aberdeen; James Dunn, University of Durham; Francis Watson, University of Aberdeen
Bruce W. Longenecker is Professor of Religion and W. W. Melton Chair of the Religion Department at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. He is a member of the Editorial Board for the Journal for the Study of the New Testament.