In search of Paul : how Jesus's Apostle opposed Rome's empire with God's kingdom : a new vision of Paul's words & world / John Dominic Crossan and Jonathan L. Reed.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: New York : HarperOne, 2005, 2004.Edition: 1st HarperCollins pbk. edDescription: xiv, 447 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780060816162
  • 0060816163
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BS 2506.3 .C76 2005
Contents:
Preface: Paul for a new millennium -- Prologue: The hope of a peaceful earth -- Jewish faith and pagan society -- An appealing or appalling apostle? -- The golden age, or as golden as it gets -- Blessings for all the earth -- Goddesses, gods, and gospels -- Who and what controls your banquet? -- One world under divine justice -- Epilogue: The lure of a global empire.
Summary: Presents archaeological evidence and historical analysis to answer questions about Paul and the early Christians, contending that Paul worked for justice and equality against the oppressive power of the Roman Empire.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface: Paul for a new millennium -- Prologue: The hope of a peaceful earth -- Jewish faith and pagan society -- An appealing or appalling apostle? -- The golden age, or as golden as it gets -- Blessings for all the earth -- Goddesses, gods, and gospels -- Who and what controls your banquet? -- One world under divine justice -- Epilogue: The lure of a global empire.

Presents archaeological evidence and historical analysis to answer questions about Paul and the early Christians, contending that Paul worked for justice and equality against the oppressive power of the Roman Empire.

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