Paul and Jesus : how the Apostle transformed Christianity
(2013)
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
225.92/TABOR,J
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2013
EDITION
First Simon & Schuster paperback edition
DESCRIPTION
xxi, 291 pages : map ; 22 cm
ISBN/ISSN
1439123322, 9781439123324
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Christianity before Paul -- Rethinking resurrection of the dead -- Reading the Gospels in the light of Paul -- Last but not least -- A cosmic family and a heavenly kingdom -- A mystical union with Christ -- Already but not yet -- The Torah of Christ -- The battle of the Apostles
Draws on St. Paul's letters and other early sources to reveal the apostles' sharply competing ideas about the significance of Jesus and his teachings while demonstrating how St. Paul independently shaped Christianity as it is known today