Paul - His Story (Hardcover)

The Apostle Paul is famous chiefly for his dramatic conversion and for writing theologically difficult letters. Father Murphy-O'Connor's sympathetic and stimulating biography transforms the bare facts of Paul's life into a highly readable story. A lifetime's Pauline scholarship is distilled into clear, confident prose that rings with conviction. The centuries roll away as Father Murphy-O'Connor reveals Paul to be an intelligent, flawed and passionate man whose theology stems not from dry academic speculation but from the pressing need to address the problems faced by new converts in the churches he establishes as he travels across Asia Minor and into Europe. Paul's personal transformation and commitment to a gospel of grace is constantly refined and tested in a world where travel is worryingly dangerous, news takes a frustratingly long time to reach it's destination and people misunderstand and oppose each other just as they do today. Jerome Murphy-O'Connor's 'wonderful adventure' is a magnificent achievement. (Kirkus UK)

For someone who has exercised such a profound influence on Christian theology, Paul remains a shadowy figure behind the barrier of his complicated and difficult biblical letters. Debates about his meaning have deflected attention from his personality, yet his personality is an important key to understanding his theological ideas. This book redresses the balance. Jerome Murphy-O'Connor's disciplined imagination, nourished by a lifetime of research, shapes numerous textual, historical, and archaeological details into a colourful and enjoyable story of which Paul is the flawed but undefeated hero.
This chronological narrative offers new insights into Paul's intellectual, emotional, and religious development and puts his travels, mission, and theological ideas into a plausible biographical context. As he changes from an assimilated Jewish teenager in Tarsus to a competitive Pharisee in Jerusalem and then to a driven missionary of Christ, the sometimes contradictory components of Paul's complex personality emerge from the way he interacts with people and problems. His theology was forged in dialogue and becomes more intelligible as our appreciation of his person deepens. In Jerome Murphy-O'Connor's engaging biography, the Apostle comes to life as a complex, intensely human individual.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2004
First published:	May 2004
Authors:	Jerome Murphy-O'Connor
Dimensions:	224 x 145 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	276
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-926653-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Early Church Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > European archaeology > Classical Greek & Roman archaeology Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > The Bible > Bible readings or selections Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian theology > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian theology > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Early Church Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > The Bible > Bible readings or selections Books > Christianity > Christian theology Books > Christianity > Early Church Books > Christianity > The Bible > Bible readings or selections Promotions
LSN:	0-19-926653-0
Barcode:	9780199266531

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