TY - BOOK AU - Roetzel,Calvin J. TI - The letters of Paul: conversations in context SN - 9781611645491 AV - 05000BS2650.55 .R64 2015 U1 - 227/.06 23 PY - 2015/// CY - Louisville, KY PB - Westminster John Knox Press KW - Bible KW - Epistles of Paul KW - Textbooks N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction: Contrary impressions -- Paul and his Hellenistic world -- Paul and his Jewish world -- The anatomy of the letters -- Traditions behind the letters -- The letters as conversations -- Paul and his myths -- New Testament interpreters of Paul -- Currents and crosscurrents N2 - "This is the sixth edition of the classic textbook that has been introducing Paul and his writing to seminary and undergraduate students for over forty years. Roetzel provides a comprehensive look at Paul in light of recent scholarship and theological understandings of Paul. This new edition includes four brand-new sections on the following: the chronology of Paul's letters; Paul's concept of "law" in the context of messianic expectation; the religious and political contexts in which Paul's letters were written; and Jewish understandings of Gentiles and Paul's mission to include them among the elect of God. This long-established textbook is the ideal choice for any student of Paul"-- UR - https://ulsem.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1089435 ER -