What Paul meant / Garry Wills.

All through history, Christians have debated Paul's influence on the church. Though revered, Paul has also been a stone on which many stumble. Unlike the Gospel writers, who carefully shaped their narratives many decades after Jesus' life, Paul wrote in the heat of the moment, managing con...

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Main Author: Wills, Garry, 1934-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Viking, 2006.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : "The bad news man"
  • Paul and the risen Jesus
  • Paul and the pre-resurrection Jesus
  • Paul "on the road"
  • Paul and Peter
  • Paul and women
  • Paul and the troubled gatherings
  • Paul and Jews
  • Paul and Jerusalem
  • Paul and Rome
  • Afterword : misreading Paul
  • Appendix: translating Paul.