The Apostle Paul
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Luke Timothy Johnson
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Coming to grips with Christianity means coming to grips with Paul. There is no figure aside from Jesus himself who is more important to the history of this world religion, and no figure from the age of the early church about whom we know more or of whom we have a more rounded view.
Historian Luke Timothy Johnson, the best-selling author of The Real Jesus, offers a fresh and historically grounded assessment of the life and letters of Christianity's "apostle to the Gentiles" in this 12-lecture series.
"One of the most fascinating, important, and controversial figures in the religious history of the West, Paul the Apostle continues to find champions and detractors, sometimes in surprising places," says Professor Johnson.
This course addresses many questions concerning Paul's embattled life and work:
- Is Paul the inventor of Christianity or part of a larger movement?
- Is he best understood from the Acts of the Apostles or from his letters?
- Why does he focus on the moral character of the community?
- How do his supporters and detractors depict him?
You consider his letters to the Thessalonians, Corinthians, and Galatians. You explore his religious commitments as a member of the Pharisaic movement, his persecution of the Christian sect, the dramatic experience that changed him into an apostle, and his work as a missionary and church founder.
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- Alexander Emslie
- 07-09-2016
This is a truly scintillating work
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
I found this audiobook of the very highest level of academic expertise.
What was one of the most memorable moments of The Apostle Paul?
Although the treatments of the various epistles is thorough and thought-provoking, I was especially struck by that of the letter to the Romans.
What does Professor Luke Timothy Johnson bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
The oral presentation by Professor Johnston is absorbing.
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- David Graieg
- 14-12-2020
A good overview of scholarly views on Paul
A useful overview of scholarly views on the apostle Paul. I felt a few times Johnson said something was clearly the case, but he has not demonstrated that it was. I didn't realise that Johnson thinks the pastoral epistles (1&2 Timothy and Titus) are authentic.
Here are the chapters:
1 An Apostle Admired and Despised
2 How Should We Read Paul?
3 Paul’s Life and Letters
4 Problems of Early Christianity
5 First and Second Thessalonians
6 Life in the World—First Corinthians
7 Life in Christ—Second Corinthians
8 Life and Law—Galatians
9 Life and Righteousness—Romans
10 Fellowship—Letters from Captivity
11 History and Theology
12 Paul’s Influence
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