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Paul: Thessalonica and Early Christianity (Paperback)
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Paul: Thessalonica and Early Christianity (Paperback)
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Concentrating on major Pauline themes and on I Thessalonians in its
cultural and religious context, this book explores other major
issues, especially with reference to chronology and Judaism. The
question of Paul's Jewishness is therefore raised with a new
urgency. What kind of a Jew was Paul? Why do we find so many
coherences between his language and thought with that of the
Community of the Renewed Covenant (the Essenes)? One of the essays,
"Paul and Qumran", suggests that the Dead Sea Scrolls offer
valuable clues to understanding Pauline language and thought. If,
in fact, there was contact between Paul and the Essenes, where
would it have taken place? If such meetings were held, possibly, in
the Essene Quarter of Jerusalem, is there a connection between that
area and the location of the earliest Christians in Jerusalem? And
what kind of Christians were they and how did they impact on the
Apostle's missionary activity? In connection with this discussion
of Paul and Judaism, a number of challenges are offered to the
so-called "New Perspective on Paul", especially in the work of E.P.
Sanders and James D. G. Dunn, to suggest that a closer study of the
Dead Sea Scrolls raises serious questions about the appropriateness
of their interpretation of both Judaism and Paul, as well as
opening new perspectives.
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