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Offers an understanding of the ways in which Isaiah's canonical voice constrained and informed Paul's understanding of himself and Christ's unique identity. This work argues that a theological approach to understanding Paul's appeal to and reading of the Old Testament, especially Isaiah.

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Paul is traditionally viewed as separating from the churches of Peter and of Jewish Christ-followers to promote his own mission, triumphing in the creation of a church with a gentile identity. This book argues that the Pauline mission represents only one strand of the Christ-movement that should not be universalized to signify the whole.

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For hundreds of years, Pauls letter to the Galatians has been a flashpoint of controversy among Christians. Why did Paul write the letter, and what was at issue in the controversy over Torah observance, particularly male circumcision Has the letter with its classic contrast of faith in Christ and works of the law served to divide Jews from Christians and Christians from one other

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This collection of articles offers cutting edge scholarship on Paul's mission and letters in his political cultural context.

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Dr Engberg-Pedersen shows how a range of problems encountered in twentieth-century interpretation may be overcome by reading the epistles in the light of ancient Stoic ethics.

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"Galatians" is a polemical letter which contains argumentative passages. Paul wanted to persuade by using the best arguments possible to convince his addressees. This work shows that a contemporary method of argumentation analysis provides tools to describe individual arguments and the overarching strategy of the argumentation in a Pauline text.

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This is a literary study of the "I" passages in Paul, and his explicit and implicit use of his personal example in the argument of his undisputed letters.

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This text argues that Paul's rhetorical strategies in Acts and his letters display intentional ambiguity, cunning and deception, and make him vulnerable to the charge that he perpetrates sophistries.

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Presents an investigation, which builds upon developments in the study of Paul's use of Scripture that centre around the concept of 'intertextuality.' This book also finds that many of the themes Paul deals with in "Romans 9-11" are also present in ancient Jewish and Christian interpretive traditions surrounding the passages he invokes.

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Argues that Paul's acceptance of the role of a 'fool', and his evaluation of the message of the cross as 'foolishness', are understood against the background of the theatre and the fool's role in the mime. The author's investigation demonstrates that the term 'folly' (moria) was understood as a designation of the attitude.

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Concentrating on major Pauline themes and on I Thessalonians in its cultural and religious context, this book explores other major issues, especially with reference to chronology and Judaism. The question of Paul's Jewishness is therefore raised with a new urgency.

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The "conversations" in this text challenge ideas that have become standard and subject them to critical re-examination. Their central thread is a reflection on the processes of reading and theologizing. Many focus on the relation of Paul to the energetic and complex Judaism of the 1st century.

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FOR DISTRIBUTION OUTSIDE THE USA. From the bestselling author of Diamonds in the Dust and More Precious than Silver comes another devotional treasure. These 366 daily meditations by Joni Eareckson Tada reveal priceless pearls of Gods kingdom hidden beneath the surface of our circumstances, waiting for us to discover and claim. Includes illustrati

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Applying personality-type theory to study the way we read the Scriptures, this book asks questions such as why people disagree about Scripture; and why, when two people are asked what they find of importance in a Bible passage, are they likely to give different answers

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This devotional guide focuses on the various names and titles of God, ones that reveal him as our Creator, our King, the Ancient of Days, El Shaddai, Elohim, Yahweh, and Abba are just some of the names that can lead us into deeper prayer and a more confident knowledge of the character and nature of God.

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To know someone's name in the ancient world was to know something about that persons nature and character. By exploring the primary names and titles of Jesus, this unique devotional will draw readers into a deeper, more satisfying relationship with the one who is called Savior, Messiah, and Lord.

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The structure and content of the Johannine prologue determine the structure and content of the whole Gospel. Elizabeth Harris demonstrates that a type of prologue found in ancient Greek literature could be the literary convention behind John 1.1-18.

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This work illustrates through analysis of prophetic roles in Jeremiah, Kings, and Deuteronomy 18 that there are substantial and fundamental discontinuities between the view of prophecy and the prophetic word presented in the Deuteronomic texts.

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Originally published as part of the acclaimed Sheffield Guides series, this helpful study-guide is designed to meet the needs of students and general readers in a concise, accessible and affordable format.