Paul [[electronic resource] ] : a critical life / / Jerome Murphy-O'Connor

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910465281903321
• Autore: Murphy-O'Connor J (Jerome), <1935->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 1997
• ISBN: 1-280-59380-6; 0-19-158635-8; 9786613623638; 0-585-26168-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (433 p.)
• Disciplina: 225.9/2; B
• Soggetti: Apostles; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Abbreviations; 1 The Chronological Framework; The Evidence from the Pauline Letters; The Evidence from the Acts of the Apostles; Developing a Chronology for Paul's Life; 2 Growing Up in Tarsus; The City of Tarsus; The Family of Paul; Education; 3 A Pharisee in Jerusalem; A Student in Jerusalem?; Pharisaic Studies; A Married Man; Persecutor of the Church; 4 Conversion and its Consequences; Conversion; Arabia; Damascus; Jerusalem; The Missing Years; 5 Learning with the Thessalonians; Contacts with Thessalonica; Thessalonica and its Christians; Maintenance differs from Mission6 Meetings and Meals: Jerusalem and Antioch; The Jerusalem Conference; Why did James agree with Paul on Circumcision?; The Agreement; The Collection; Antioch and its Jews; The Problems of a Mixed Community; The Law a Rival to Christ; Pastoral Instruction; 7 The Years in Ephesus; Two Journeys through Asia Minor to the West; Ephesus; The Founding of the Church; Missionary Expansion; Imprisonment; The Date of Galatians; An Ephesian Chronology; 8 Conflict in Galatia; Galatia: Land and People; Paul's Ministry in Galatia; The Cause of the Crisis; Paul's Response; 9 Partnership at PhilippiPhilippi; A Series of Letters; The Letter from ; Prison; The Letter of Warning; 10 Contemplation at Colossae; The Lycus Valley; Missionary Strategy; Paul's Apostolic Office; The Cosmic Christ; Eschatology and Ethics; The Household Code; Did Paul visit Colossae?; 11 Confusion at Corinth; Letters to Corinth; The Road from Athens to the Isthmus; The Narrative of Acts; The Evangelization of Corinth; A Turbulent Community; Contacts with Corinth; The Kaleidoscope Letter; 12 Corinth in Crisis; An Unplanned Visit; The Painful Letter; Departure for Troas; The Report of Titus; Winter in MacedoniaPlans for the Collection; Once Again a Missionary; Bad News from Corinth; 13 Looking Westward; The Textual Problems of Romans; Planning for the Future; The Writing of the Letter to the Romans; 14 The Last Years; An Uncertain Future; A Farewell Circuit of the Aegean Sea; Paul's Reception in Jerusalem; A Roman Prisoner; The Pastoral Letters; Rome and Spain; Once More the Aegean; The Problem of Timothy; What did the Future Hold?; Martyrdom; Bibliography; Index of Passages Cited; I: Old Testament; II: New Testament; III: Jewish Writings; IV: Christian Writings; V: Classical AuthorsGeneral Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W
• Sommario/riassunto: Here Jerome Murphy-O'Connor presents a completely new, and much more vivid and dramatic account of the life of Paul than has ever previously been attempted. From his childhood in Tarsus and his years as a student in Jerusalem to the successes and failures of his ministry, this biography has no peer in terms of its detailed reconstructions of Paul's movements and motives. Traditionally, the Acts of the Apostles has provided the framework for the lives of Paul. In recent years, however, the historical value of the Acts has been called into question. Despite the accuracy of many details, they hav