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Title: Pauline Christianity (Oxford Bible Series) by J.A. Ziesler ISBN: 0-19-826459-3 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: 01 December, 1990 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3 (1 review)
Rating: 3
Summary: Pauline Christianity: Accurate, but unlike Paul, unenergetic
Comment: Learning about Paul's views by reading only the Bible or a commentary is too much work for most. This book is for some of those people: it provides a single source analysis of some fifty odd themes in Paul's view of Christianity. "Some" because while it aims to readable by the non-scholar, it still lies somewhere between scholarly and popular in readability. Though only 157 pages, the book is difficult to finish because of the wooden, analytical approach taken. It may be most useful as a theological reference on Pauline Christianity.
It struck me overall as consistent with mainline, evangelical Protestantism. While there were no dramatic new insights in the book for me, it did provide some useful insights. For example, Ziesler does a good job of responding to those who say, "Paul unnecessarily complicated the simple teaching of Jesus". Jesus was the message. The author points out that Paul's huge and singular achievement was to "... work out what this meant for the individual, the church, and the universe." "It obviously could not have been done by Jesus himself, because the materials for it were not available until his mission was accomplished." Well, obvious enough once stated. It fell to Paul to play the part of Supreme Court Justice, to work out the messy details of original intent and application in a changed and complicated humanity.
An author's work does not have to be exciting to communicate sound reason and insight, but there is a partnership between the writer and reader in this exchange. In this regard, I felt I was doing more than my share of the work in understanding and completing this book. It reads more like documentation of Paul's thought than it does a dynamic consideration of it. And this is where Ziesler lets Paul down: the passion of Paul is missing. The centrality of suffering in Paul's life is the evidence of Paul's passion, and it does not come through. Why does that matter? It matters because that passion, as much as any other theme, is a major part of Paul's "Pauline Christianity".
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Title: Breaking the Code: Understanding the Book of Revelation : Leader's Guide by Bruce M. Metzger ISBN: 0687089999 Publisher: Abingdon Press Pub. Date: December, 1999 List Price(USD): $8.00 |
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Title: Shaped by the Word: The Power of Scripture in Spiritual Formation by M. Robert, Jr. Mulholland ISBN: 0835809366 Publisher: Upper Room Books Pub. Date: 01 February, 2001 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: An Introduction to the New Testament (Anchor Bible Reference Library) by Raymond E. Brown ISBN: 0385247672 Publisher: Anchor Bible Commentary Pub. Date: 01 October, 1997 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
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Title: The Origins of Christianity: A Historical Introduction to the New Testament (Oxford Bible) by Schuyler Brown ISBN: 0198262078 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: 01 September, 1993 List Price(USD): $36.00 |
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Title: Interpreting the New Testament: A Practical Guide (New Testament Message, V. 1) by Daniel J. Harrington, Harrington ISBN: 0814651240 Publisher: Liturgical Pr Pub. Date: 01 June, 1990 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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