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Dictionary Of Paul and His Letters: a Compendium Of Contempoary Biblical Scholarship

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The Dictionary of Paul and His Letters is a one-of-a-kind reference work. Following the format of its hightly successful companion volume- the Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels- this Dictionary is designed to bring students- teachers- ministers and laypeople abreast the established conclusions and significant recent developments in Pauline scholarship. No other single reference work presents as much information focused exclusively on Pauline theology- literature- background and scholarship. In a field that recently has undergone significant shirts in perspective- the Dictionary of Paul and His Letters offers a summa of Paul and Pauline studies. In-depth articles focus on individual theological themes (such as law- resurrection and Son of God)- broad theological topics (such as Christology- eschatology and the death of Christ)- methods of interpretation (such as rhetorical criticism and social-scientific approaches)- background topics (such as apocalypticism- Hellenism and Qumran) and various other subjects specifically related to the scholarly study of Pauline theology and literature (such as early catholicism- the center of Paul's theology- and Paul and his interpreters since F. C. Baur). Separate articles are also devoted to each of the Pauline letters to hermeneutics and to preaching Paul today. TheDictionary of Paul and His Letters takes its place alongside the Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels in presenting the fruit of evangelical New Testament scholarship at the end of the twentieth century--commited to the authority of Scripture- utilizing the best of critical methods- and maintaining dialogue with contemporary scholarship and challenges facing the church.

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Series Title

The IVP Bible Dictionary Series

Call Number

227 Haw c.1

Publisher

: Ivp Academic., 1993

Collation

1067 hlm.

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

9780830817788

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Bible (220-229)

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Religion
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