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The letters and legacy of Paul / Margaret Aymer, Cynthia Briggs Kittredge, David A. Sánchez, editors.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Fortress commentary on the BibleEdition: Study editionDescription: xxi, 1-82, 365-620 pages ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 1506415911
  • 9781506415918
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 227.07 23
Contents:
Reading the Christian New Testament in the contemporary world / Kwok Pui-lan -- Negotiating the Jewish heritage of early Christianity / Lawrence M. Wills -- Rootlessness and community in contexts of diaspora / Margaret Aymer -- The apocalyptic legacy of early Christianity / David A. Sánchez -- Situating the Apostle Paul in his day and engaging his legacy in our own / Neil Elliott -- Romans / Cynthia Briggs Kittredge -- 1 Corinthians / Laura S. Nasrallah -- 2 Corinthians / David E. Fredrickson -- Galatians / Brigitte Kahl -- Ephesians / Jennifer G. Bird -- Philippians / Julia Lambert Fogg -- Colossians / Sylvia C. Keesmaat -- 1, 2 Thessalonians / Edward Pillar -- 1, 2 Timothy / Deborah Krause -- Titus / Deborah Krause -- Philemon / Eric D. Barreto.
Summary: "This volume from Fortress Commentary on the Bible: New Testament includes commentary on Romans through Philemon, an introduction that situates Paul in his day and engages his legacy today, and general articles on reading the New Testament through the lenses of the contemporary world, the Jewish heritage of early Christianity, the ancient and modern contexts of diaspora, and the apocalyptic legacy of early Christianity."--Page 4 of cover.
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Originally published in 2014 as part of the two-volume series Fortress Commentary on the Bible. The series has now been broken down into eight study editions. Please note that in this study edition the page numbers match the page numbers of the larger Fortress Commentary on the Bible volume in which it first appeared.--Publisher's ntoe.

Includes bibliographical references.

Reading the Christian New Testament in the contemporary world / Kwok Pui-lan -- Negotiating the Jewish heritage of early Christianity / Lawrence M. Wills -- Rootlessness and community in contexts of diaspora / Margaret Aymer -- The apocalyptic legacy of early Christianity / David A. Sánchez -- Situating the Apostle Paul in his day and engaging his legacy in our own / Neil Elliott -- Romans / Cynthia Briggs Kittredge -- 1 Corinthians / Laura S. Nasrallah -- 2 Corinthians / David E. Fredrickson -- Galatians / Brigitte Kahl -- Ephesians / Jennifer G. Bird -- Philippians / Julia Lambert Fogg -- Colossians / Sylvia C. Keesmaat -- 1, 2 Thessalonians / Edward Pillar -- 1, 2 Timothy / Deborah Krause -- Titus / Deborah Krause -- Philemon / Eric D. Barreto.

"This volume from Fortress Commentary on the Bible: New Testament includes commentary on Romans through Philemon, an introduction that situates Paul in his day and engages his legacy today, and general articles on reading the New Testament through the lenses of the contemporary world, the Jewish heritage of early Christianity, the ancient and modern contexts of diaspora, and the apocalyptic legacy of early Christianity."--Page 4 of cover.