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PublisherPenguin Publishing Group

ISBN-100670037931

ISBN-139780670037933

eBay Product ID (ePID)62991732

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Book TitleWhat Paul Meant

Number of Pages208 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2006

TopicChristian Theology / Systematic, Christian Theology / General, History, Christianity / Literature & the Arts

GenreReligion

AuthorGarry Wills

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.3 in

Item Weight11.5 Oz

Item Length3.3 in

Item Width5.8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2006-046101

Dewey Edition22

Grade FromTwelfth Grade

Dewey Decimal225.9/2

SynopsisA brilliant synthesis of the Apostle Pauls thought and influence, written by a foremost Catholic intellectual ("Chicago Tribune") All through history, Christians have debated Pauls influence on the church. Though revered, Paul has also been a stone on which many stumble. Apocryphal writings by Peter and James charge Paul, in the second century, with being a tool of Satan. In later centuries Paul became a target of ridicule for writers such as Thomas Jefferson (the first corruptor ), George Bernard Shaw (a monstrous imposition), and Nietzsche (the Dysangelist). However, as Garry Wills argues eloquently in this masterly analysis, what Paul meant was not something contrary to what Jesus meant. Rather, the best way to know Jesus is to discover Paul. Unlike the Gospel writers, who carefully shaped their narratives many decades after Jesus life, Paul wrote in the heat of the moment, managing controversy, and sometimes contradicting himself, but at the same time offering the best reflection of those early times. "What Paul Meant" is a stellar interpretation of Pauls writing, examining his tremendous influence on the first explosion of Christian belief and chronicling the controversy surrounding Paul through the centuries. Willss many readers and those interested in the Christian tradition will warmly welcome this penetrating discussion of perhaps the most fascinating church father., What Paul Meant is a stellar interpretation of Paul's writing, examining his tremendous influence on the first explosion of Christian belief and chronicling the controversy surrounding Paul through the centuries. Wills's many readers and those interested in the Christian tradition will warmly welcome this penetrating discussion of perhaps the most fascinating church father.

LC Classification NumberBS2651.W49 2006