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Paul and Jesus: The True Story
It has been fashionable in New Testament scholarship to view the apostle Paul as a religious "freelancer" who corrupted Jesus' teachings. David Wenham has written convincingly against this view, and in this new book he introduces readers to the "true" Paul. Rooted in a thorough knowledge of the New Testament, this book fulfills two important purposes. First, it provides a superb introduction to Paul himself. Wenham describes Paul's early life, shows the importance of his conversion, and follows him on his missionary journeys. Second, the book explores Paul's relation to Jesus. Writing in dialogue with those who wish to distance Paul from Jesus, Wenham shows just how important the ministry and teaching of Jesus were to Paul's own thought and evangelism. What emerges from a study of Paul's epistles is a man who drew extensively on the traditions of Jesus and faithfully worked to spread his message to the rest of the world.
208 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 2002
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April 14, 2024
I was excited to get around to reading this book after having it sitting on my shelf for quite a while.
The premise of the book is fairly simple, to understand whether Paul was really teaching the way of Jesus Christ or if he was simply a renegade who wanted to teach his own brand of religion.
Early in the book the author's goal is quite obvious, this doesn't read as a study where the conclusion will come at the end, it comes across as the author has a point to prove and here is the evidence which lines up.
Regardless how the author leans he could still have done a better job to conceal the motive throughout the book.
The above mentioned isn't even by biggest criticism of this book. The real issue with this book is how boring it is to read, just genetally a very dry read. Often written as paragraphs made up several points, nothing feels like it links the sentences together.
Perhaps it would serve better strictly as a reference book as it is certainly far from being a page turner.
Content interesting yes, but enjoyable to read, definitely not.
The premise of the book is fairly simple, to understand whether Paul was really teaching the way of Jesus Christ or if he was simply a renegade who wanted to teach his own brand of religion.
Early in the book the author's goal is quite obvious, this doesn't read as a study where the conclusion will come at the end, it comes across as the author has a point to prove and here is the evidence which lines up.
Regardless how the author leans he could still have done a better job to conceal the motive throughout the book.
The above mentioned isn't even by biggest criticism of this book. The real issue with this book is how boring it is to read, just genetally a very dry read. Often written as paragraphs made up several points, nothing feels like it links the sentences together.
Perhaps it would serve better strictly as a reference book as it is certainly far from being a page turner.
Content interesting yes, but enjoyable to read, definitely not.
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