Paul's Narrative Thought World

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Paul's Narrative Thought World The Tapestry of Tragedy and Ben Witherington, III Ben Witherington shows that Paul's theology, arguments, practical advice, and social recommendations are ultimately grounded in stories from the Hebrew scriptures and from the life of Jesus and those who believed in him. Paul's thought, according to Witherington, was shaped by four interrelated narratives comprising a larger drama: Adam and Eve and a world gone wrong; the people of Israel in that world; the death and resurrection of Christ, which arises out of both the story of Israel and the story of God as creator and redeemer; and the movement to faith by Christians like Paul himself, which promises a world set right again. Thus to Paul, the story of Christ is the crucial turning point in the history of God and the world. This is a "superb account of Paul's thought with much helpful exegesis of key passages in the letters. The coherence of the apostle's thought is well expressed. Throughout the book... Tovább

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Paul's Narrative Thought World The Tapestry of Tragedy and Ben Witherington, III Ben Witherington shows that Paul's theology, arguments, practical advice, and social recommendations are ultimately grounded in stories from the Hebrew scriptures and from the life of Jesus and those who believed in him. Paul's thought, according to Witherington, was shaped by four interrelated narratives comprising a larger drama: Adam and Eve and a world gone wrong; the people of Israel in that world; the death and resurrection of Christ, which arises out of both the story of Israel and the story of God as creator and redeemer; and the movement to faith by Christians like Paul himself, which promises a world set right again. Thus to Paul, the story of Christ is the crucial turning point in the history of God and the world. This is a "superb account of Paul's thought with much helpful exegesis of key passages in the letters. The coherence of the apostle's thought is well expressed. Throughout the book the author is in continual conversation and debate with other Pauline scholars. All these factors combine to make this work not only an important contribution to the scholarly literature on Paul but alsó a first-rate textbook."-I. Howard Marshall, Department ofNew Testament, King's College; University ofAberdeen "The clarity of expression and many good observations in this volume will profit both students and pastors."-E. Earle Ellis, Research Professor of Theology, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary "This book is an important contribution to the lively ongoing debate about the contours of Pauline theology."-Richárd B. Hays, Associate Professor ofNew Testament, Duke University This "work is a timely reminder thát, without somé grasp of the whole of Paul's thought world, attempts to explain its details can only flounder. ... A noteworthy achievement."-Stephen Westerholm, Associate Professor of Biblical Studies, McMaster University BEN WITHERINGTON, III is Professor of Biblical and Wesleyan Studies, Ashland Theological Seminary, Ashland, Ohio. 978066425433990000 Vissza