The Blackwell Companion to Paul

"The Blackwell Companion to Paul offers a comprehensive overview of the life, teachings and legacy of one of the founding figures of Christianity. In a series of chapters by internationally recognized academics, the major aspects of Paul's life and work are explored, as well as his influence on Christian thinkers and Christian belief over the centuries and his impact on less discussed areas such as art and literature. The result is a wonderfully rich and wide-ranging volume. The first section approaches the study of Paul and Christian origins, offering clear and skilful accounts of Paul's life and writings, and exploring their social and historical setting. The second part addresses the influence of Paul on a number of key Christian thinkers, including Origen, Augustine, Aquinas, Luther and Barth, among others, as well as examining Jewish, Orthodox and African readings of Paul. The third part tackles the legacy of Paul on key topics of Christian theology such as ethics and ecclesiology, but also on art and literature. The outstanding group of contributors offer a uniquely comprehensive and impressive account of the major areas of Paul's life and work, as well as providing insights into lesser explored areas. Stephen Westerholm is a leading figure in the field of Pauline Studies, and ideally placed to edit this timely and eagerly awaited volume"--

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Stephen Westerholm, D. Th., is Professor of Early Christianity in the Department of Religious Studies at McMaster University, Canada, where he has taught since 1984. Specializing in Pauline studies, he has published Israel's Law and the Church's Faith: Paul and His Recent Interpreters (1988), Understanding Paul and Perspectives Old and New on Paul: The "Lutheran" Paul and His Critics (2004), in addition to studies on the Synoptic Gospels and historical Jesus.

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The Blackwell Companion to Paul presents a distinctive dual focus approach that encompasses both the historical Paul and the history of Paul's influence. In doing so, expert contributors successfully address the interests of students of early Christianity and those of Christian theology. Offers a complete overview of the life, writings and legacy of one of the key figures of Christianity The essays compass the major themes of Paul's life and work, as well as his impact through the centuries on theology, Church teaching, social beliefs, art, literature, and contemporary intellectual thought Edited by one of the leading figures in the field of Pauline Studies The contributors include a range of world-renowned academics

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Notes on Contributors xi

Acknowledgments xvii

Introduction 1
*Stephen Westerholm

***Part I Paul and Christian Origins 7

**1 Pauline Chronology 9
*Rainer Riesner

*2 Paul and the Macedonian Believers 30
*Todd D. Still

*3 Paul and the Corinthian Believers 46
*Craig S. Keener

*4 Paul and the Galatian Believers 63
*Stephen Chester

*5 Paul and the Believers of Western Asia 79
*John Paul Heil

*6 Paul and the Roman Believers 93
*Beverly Roberts Gaventa

*7 The Pastoral Epistles 108
*I. Howard Marshall

*8 The Portrait of Paul in Acts 124
*Stanley E. Porter

*9 The Gospel According to St. Paul 139
*James D. G. Dunn

*10 Paul and Scripture 154
*J. Ross Wagner

*11 Paul's Christology 172
*Simon J. Gathercole

*12 Paul, Judaism, and the Jewish People 188
*John M. G. Barclay

*13 Paul and the Law 202
*Arland J. Hultgren

*14 The Text of the Pauline Corpus 216
*Dirk Jongkind

*15 Rhetoric in the Letters of Paul 232
*Jean-Noël Aletti

*16 The Social Setting of Pauline Communities 248
*Gerd Theissen

*17 Women in the Pauline Churches 268
*Margaret Y. MacDonald

*18 Paul and Empire 285
*N. T. Wright

***Part II Readers of Paul 299

**19 Marcion 301
*Heikki Räisänen

*20 Origen 316
*Peter Widdicombe

*21 Chrysostom 330
*Christopher A. Hall

*22 Augustine 345
*Lewis Ayres

*23 Aquinas 361
*Matthew Levering

*24 Luther 375
*Mickey L. Mattox

*25 Calvin 391
*Anthony N. S. Lane

*26 John and Charles Wesley 406
*John R. Tyson

*27 Barth 424
*Richard E. Burnett

*28 Recent Continental Philosophers 440
*P. Travis Kroeker

*29 Jewish Readings of Paul 455
*Daniel R. Langton

*30 Orthodox Readings of Paul 472
*Theodore G. Stylianopoulos

*31 African Readings of Paul 488
*Grant LeMarquand

***Part III The Legacy of Paul 505

**32 Art 507
*Robin M. Jensen

*33 Literature 531
*David Lyle Jeffrey

*34 Christian Theology: Sin and the Fall 546
*Marguerite Shuster

*35 Christian Theology: The Spirit 561
*Ralph Del Colle

*36 Christian Theology: Ethics 576
*Gilbert Meilaender

*37 Christian Theology: The Church 589
*Nicholas M. Healy

*Index 605