The Life and Epistles of St. Paul

by William John Conybeare, John Saul Howson

The Life and Epistles of St Paul was published in 1851 by William John Conybeare (1815 – 1857) and John Saul Howson (1816–1885). It quickly became a standard work in Pauline theology and background, and remains a classic today.

Genres: Christian, New Testament, Reference

636 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1851

About the author

1815–1857

Reviews

[James Burns · Rating 4 out of 5]

Finished, after a long ride. I started reading this book to learn more about the life of the apostle Paul, thinking this would be a relative easy and enjoyable read, I really enjoyed reading this book and I learned a lot not only about Paul, and also about the politics, roman Jewish and religious politics of the times and the history of all the countries and cities that the Apostle visited. This is a great book to be used as a bible study on the epistle's of Paul and the Christian faith during his life. Warning the many notes, which sometimes consumes a larger part of a page than the text, not counting reference and CF scriptures, this is time consuming and worth it. I highly recommend this book for the biblical student and the Christian that wants a blessing.

[Reese Walling · Rating 3 out of 5]

Incredibly long book — full of interesting, helpful, random, and useless details regarding Paul’s life and writings. I would’ve appreciated less pages regarding the nautical minutiae, but I guess that’s just what you should expect with a 900 page, 8-point font, footnote-filled work like this.

I actually really appreciated Conybeare’s translations of the Pauline epistles with the accompanying notes, along with the various arguments and information leading up to them. You get to see a lot of the context in which these letters were written which is otherwise hidden in the New Testament.

Probably the most reorienting and challenging perspectives regarded the original recipients of the epistle to the “Ephesians” and the authorship of Hebrews. Reading the book was worth it if only for these two reasons.

Can’t recommend to everyone — but worth skimming through when interested in gaining an insightful perspective alongside your next reading of Paul or Acts.

[Judy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very detailed and dense but informative about St. Paul and every jot and tittle of the places he visited.