Description
Book SynopsisOutlines the architecture of the Apostle's theology. Michael Wolter contends that it is possible to discover Paul's core theological commitments, despite the fact that the sources for Paul's theology - his letters - are diverse, contextually dependent snapshots of the Apostle's thinking at a particular moment in time.
Trade ReviewThis book on the theology of the Apostle serves as a milestone of Paul interpretation to which all future scholarly work must pay attention. The author is due grateful respect and high recognition for the outstanding achievement that he has rendered. -- Eduard Lohse -- Theologische Literaturzeitung
Whoever searches for Paul under the theologians rather than under the philosophers strikes it rich with Michael Wolter...For Wolter, Paul the theologian stands clearly in the foreground--and why not, when a theologian writes a book for theologians? -- Karl-Wilhelm Niebuhr -- Theologische Literaturzeitung
Exceptionally incisive and thorough -- Bible Today
Wolter offers a careful and magisterial overview of Pauline theology in a readable and relatively concise form. There is much that is rich and insightful in this treatment. It is also only fair to acknowledge the translational skills of Robert Brawley who has created accurate and accessible English prose. This is an important work that will be consulted frequently and with much reward. -- Paul Foster -- Expository Times
For a fresh, thoughtful, and by today's standards relatively brief introduction to Pauline theology, this work is definitely worth chewing on and digesting. It challenges us to see Paul's theology as ultimately consistent and eminently practical. -- Michael J. Gorman -- Interpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology
Table of Contents
- Preface to the German Edition
- Preface to the English Edition
- Translator's Preface
- I. Prologue
- II. From Tarsus to Damascus
- III. The Period in Antioch
- IV. The Gospel
- V. Faith
- VI. The Salvific Reality of Jesus' Death
- VII. Baptism
- VIII. The Holy Spirit
- IX. Hope
- X. ""Christ Mysticism"" and ""Participation in Christ""
- XI. The Community of Believers
- XII. Ethics
- XIII. Justification on the Basis of Faith
- XIV. And What Becomes of Israel?
- XV. Epilogue
- Works Cited
- Index of Biblical Texts
- Index of Subjects
- Index of Greek Words
