Main PageWhat's New?Specials • Title Index: A-JK-ZView Cart
ArchaeologyBiblical StudiesBiblical PersonalitiesDead Sea ScrollsHistoryBible Software
MultimediaReferenceReligionTravel
FeedbackShipping InformationOrder FormCenturyOne Foundation
CenturyOne Bookstore Banner
Paul: A Man of Two Worlds
C. J. den Heyer

1563383012 Retail Price: $34.95
CenturyOne Price: $27.95
You Save: $7.00 (20%)


Availability: Usually ships within 24 hours.

Format: Paperback, 320pp.
ISBN: 1563383012
Publisher: Trinity Pr Intl
Pub. Date: March 2000

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

Average Customer Review:
Order This Book!




view cart
email

Item No: 8301-2

Safe Shopping Guarantee


.
Description

From The Publisher:

The apostle Paul is a controversial figure, both admired and reviled. His letters have influenced creeds and dogmatic statements, but he is also accused of turning the "simple" gospel that Jesus preached into a complex dogmatic system. Furthermore, on the authority of Paul, women have been given second place in church and society for many centuries. The "apostle to the Gentiles" has sometimes been a source of inspiration, but he has more often than not been a stumbling block when Jews and Christians meet.

This book tackles all of these and other issues surrounding Paul and presents him for the widest possible audience. With his enviable gift for clear and popular writing, C. J. den Heyer here takes on a particularly difficult task and shows great mastery in offering a detailed portrait of one of the most controversial figures in the ancient world.


.
Reviews

...clear, concise...This is an excellent book for the church library, for Sunday school teachers, and pastors.
—Harold D. Lehman, reviewing for Provident Bookfinder, Jan/Feb 2001


... engaging and thought-provoking… consider afresh the theological, cultural, and psychological factors that shaped and defined the apostle and his ministry.
—Michael Barram, reviewing for Interpretation, April 2001

 

readers index
.
Reader's Index

Send us your favorite quotes or passages from this book.


 

.
About the Author

C. J. den Heyer is Professor of New Testament at the Theological University of the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands.

.
Table of Contents

Introduction
A risky venture
The approach
Literature
The `historical' Paul
The historical Jesus
Sources
The authenticity of the letters: Hebrews
Thirteen or seven letters?
The letters and Acts
The life of Paul. Biographical information
A cosmopolitan
`I am a Jew'
`Born in Tarsus in Cilicia'
`Circumcised on the eighth day'
`Brought up at the feet of Gamaliel'
`As to the law a Pharisee'
A passionate zealot
`A thorn in the flesh'
Curriculum vitae
From persecutor to preacher
A `conversion'
The early Christian community
`I persecuted the community of God beyond measure'
An apocalyptist
An apocalyptic vision
Between Damascus and Antioch
The `unknown' years
Dependent on the tradition
The scandal of the cross
In search of continuity
Messiah/Christ
The Torah
It began in Antioch
The early Christian community in Antioch
Conflict between Peter and Paul
A meeting at Jerusalem
The apostle to the Gentiles
The first letter to the Thessalonians
The beginning of the second missionary journey
The community of Thessalonica
The first letter to the community of Thessalonica
Correspondence with the community in Corinth (I)
From Corinth to Ephesus
Tnsions in Ephesus
The community of Corinth
How many letters did Paul write to Corinth?
The Christian community of Corinth
The content of the first letter to Corinth
The first letter to the community in Philippi
In prison in Ephesus
The unity of the letter
Paul and the city of Philippi
The content of letter A
Letter to Philemon
A second letter from prison
A personal letter
Paul and slavery
Correspondence with the community in Corinth (II)
Paul departs from Ephesus
The `tearful letter'
II Corinthians
The second letter to the community of Philippi
Growing opposition in Macedonia and Greece
The content of letter B
The letter to the Galatians
Paul in Galatia
The occasion for writing the letter
The content of the letter
The letter to the community in Rome
A different kind of letter
The community of Rome
Travel plans
Contextual theology
Strengths and weakness in the community in Rome
Jews and Gentiles
`The righteous shall live by faith'
A retrospect
Notes
Index of biblical references


.
Customer Reviews

Write your own online review.


.
Look for Similar Books by Subject

Paul — A Very Short Introduction
Biblical Personalities: Paul
Biblical Studies



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.