The apostle Paul has been justifiably described as the first and greatest Christian theologian. His letters were among the earliest documents to be included in the New Testament and, as such, they influenced Christian thinking from its very beginning. The Cambridge Companion to St. paul provides an important assessment of the apostle as well as a new appreciation of his continuing contemporary significance. With eighteen chapters written by a team of well-known international Pauline specialists, the collection will have wide appeal and be an invaluable point of departure for subsequent studies.
Contents
Introduction James D. G. Dunn
Part I. Paul's Life and Work: 1. Paul's life-Klaus Haacker 2. Paul as missionary and pastor-Stephen C. Barton
Part II. Paul's Letters: 3. 1 and 2 Thessalonians- Margaret M. Mitchell 4. Galatians- Bruce Longenecker 5. 1 and 2 Corinthians- Jerome Murphy-O'Connor 6. Romans- Robert Jewett 7. Philippians- Morna Hooker 8. Colossians and Philemon- Loren Stuckenbruck 9. Ephesians- Andrew T. Lincoln 10. The Pastoral Epistles- Arland J. Hultgren
Part III. Paul's Theology: 11. Paul's Jewish presuppositions- Alan F. Segal 12. Paul's gospel- Graham N. Stanton 13. Paul's christology- L. W. Hurtado 14. Paul's ecclesiology- Luke Timothy Johnson 15. Paul's ethics- Brian Rosner
Part IV. St. Paul 16. Paul in the second century- Calvin J. Roetzel 17. Paul's enduring legacy- Robert Morgan 18. Contemporary perspectives on Paul- Ben Witherington III
