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050 4 _aBS 2506.3 .C76 2005
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100 1 _aCrossan, John Dominic.
245 1 0 _aIn search of Paul :
_bhow Jesus's Apostle opposed Rome's empire with God's kingdom : a new vision of Paul's words & world /
_cJohn Dominic Crossan and Jonathan L. Reed.
250 _a1st HarperCollins pbk. ed.
260 _aNew York :
_bHarperOne,
_c2005, 2004.
300 _axiv, 447 pages, [16] pages of plates :
_billustrations (some color), maps ;
_c23 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
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_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
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504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aPreface: 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.
520 _aPresents 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.
600 0 0 _aPaul,
_cthe Apostle, Saint.
651 0 _aRome
_xHistory
_yEmpire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D.
650 0 _aChurch history
_yPrimitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
700 1 _aReed, Jonathan L.
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