
Paul
A Biography
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James Langton
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N. T. Wright
In this definitive biography, renowned Bible scholar, Anglican bishop, and best-selling author N. T. Wright offers a radical look at the apostle Paul, illuminating the humanity and remarkable achievements of this intellectual who invented Christian theology - transforming a faith and changing the world.
For centuries, Paul, the apostle who "saw the light on the Road to Damascus" and made a miraculous conversion from zealous Pharisee persecutor to devoted follower of Christ, has been one of the church's most widely cited saints. While his influence on Christianity has been profound, N. T. Wright argues that Bible scholars and pastors have focused so much attention on Paul's letters and theology that they have too often overlooked the essence of the man's life and the extreme unlikelihood of what he achieved.
To Wright, "The problem is that Paul is central to any understanding of earliest Christianity, yet Paul was a Jew; for many generations Christians of all kinds have struggled to put this together." Wright contends that our knowledge of Paul and appreciation for his legacy cannot be complete without an understanding of his Jewish heritage. Giving us a thoughtful, in-depth exploration of the human and intellectual drama that shaped Paul, Wright provides greater clarity of the apostle's writings, thoughts, and ideas and helps us see them in a fresh, innovative way.
Paul is a compelling modern biography that reveals the apostle's greater role in Christian history - as an inventor of new paradigms for how we understand Jesus and what he accomplished - and celebrates his stature as one of the most effective and influential intellectuals in human history.
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Much of his earlier work is abridged and reflected here. Though it is ostensibly a biography, Wright fills in the chronology with an overview of Paul’s ideas and focuses in on most of the Epistles within their chronological framework. Though we have few personal details about Paul’s life (most of them gleaned from Acts), there is a genuine estimation of probable life events (Jewish meditative discernment, life in Tarsus in the context of the Second Temple) and some conjecture about the holes in the narrative. Ex. Was Colossians written from a jail in Ephesus or Rome? You will find a convincing effort here to pick up the missing pieces where it is possible.
Like the best of biographies, I came away from this book feeling that I understand and respect St. Paul in a new light, if not a fully “new perspective”.
Paul Reconstructed
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Excellent a biography but too tied to Anglicanism
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Pleasant rendition of an insightful book
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Essential reading about an essential zealot.
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Splendid
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It is well written and performed. Good book.
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Very Informative
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Excellence in Scholarship and Expression!
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The Dicipal Paul
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An engaging and informing biography of Paul
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Loved It!
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