Main Page • What's New? • Specials • Title Index: A-J • K-Z • View Cart
Archaeology • Biblical Studies • Biblical Personalities • Dead Sea Scrolls • History • Bible Software
Multimedia • Reference • Religion • Travel
Feedback • Shipping Information • Order Form • CenturyOne Foundation
CenturyOne Bookstore Banner
Understanding Paul: The Early Christian Worldview of the Letter to the Romans
Stephen Westerholm

0801027314 Retail Price: $16.99
CenturyOne Price: $11.55
You Save: $5.44 (32%)


Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours

Format: Paperback, 176pp.
ISBN: 0801027314
Publisher: Baker Academic
Pub. Date: August 2004 / Second Edition

Book Information:
.
Description
Reviews
Reader's Index
About the Author
Table of Contents
Customer Reviews
Find Similar Books

Average Customer Review:
christian books
Order This Book!




view cart
email

Item No: 0801027314

Safe Shopping Guarantee


.
Description

From The Publisher:

In his study of Paul, Stephen Westerholm suggests that despite the unparalleled influence the apostle has exercised over the last two thousand years, he is little understood by contemporary readers because they often read the Pauline Epistles from the largely unconsidered presuppositions of modern culture. To counter that perspective, Westerholm proposes investigating the mindset of Paul himself.

Westerholm's well-crafted book presents an insightful survey of the apostle's thought world. It focuses on the Epistle to the Romans as the most thorough and detailed account of Paul's convictions regarding Christian life and doctrine. Westerholm uses the letter as a guide to the themes that were most important for the apostle, revealing the fundamental elements of Paul's thought and the Jewish tradition from which it emerged. Following the thematic approach of the epistle, he considers each subject in the order it was taken up by Paul. Along the way, he delves into the writings of the Old Testament and their influence on Paul, presenting the issues in a manner that will challenge contemporary readers to rethink their ideas about faith, belief, and the life well lived.


.
Reviews

"If C. S. Lewis had been a biblical scholar, he would have written a book like this one. Westerholm combines scholarly precision, delightful prose, and a sympathetic reading of Paul to produce a book that is difficult for anyone--whether scholar, student, or curious inquirer--to put down."
—Frank Thielman, Beeson Divinity School


"This is a sparkling introduction to Paul's thought, written with uncommon verve. Westerholm uncovers the gap between Paul's presuppositions and those of the modern West but provokes us into taking Paul seriously and widening our limited horizons. Students will find this an engaging guide to Paul in general and Romans in particular; scholars will be challenged to match Westerholm's brilliance as a communicator."
—John M. G. Barclay, University of Durham



 

readers index
.
Reader's Index

Send us your favorite quotes or passages from this book.


 

.
About the Author

Stephen Westerholm (D. Theol., Lund University) is the author of Jesus and Scribal Authority and Perspectives Old and New on Paul. He is associate professor of religious studies at McMaster University.

.
Table of Contents



.
Customer Reviews

Write your own online review.


.
Look for Similar Books by Subject





return to topCenturyOne Bookstore
The First Century's Biggest Bookstore



Copyright ©1996-2005 CenturyOne Bookstore. All Rights Reserved.
All prices subject to change and given in U.S. dollars.

Your purchase from CenturyOne.com will assist the CenturyOne Foundation in providing funding for various archaeological and research projects which seek to provide more information about the period of the First Century C.E., the origins of Christianity and the world of the Bible in general.

All materials contained in http://www.centuryone.com are protected by copyright and trademark laws and may not be used for any purpose whatsoever other than private, non-commercial viewing purposes. Derivative works and other unauthorized copying or use of stills, video footage, text or graphics is expressly prohibited.