The Letters of Paul: Conversations in Context

by Calvin J. Roetzel

Exploring the sometimes heated exchanges found in the letters of Paul, Calvin Roetzel compares Paul's Jewish background and the cultures of his converts. Roetzel brings alive Paul's intriguing and sometimes enigmatic personality, making his theology as accessible and engaging to Christians today as it was to Christians living in the first century.

Genres: New Testament, Religion, Christianity, Biblical Studies, Nonfiction, Theology, History

241 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1975

Reviews

[Kev · Rating 5 out of 5]

This guy is one the preimminent Pauline Scholars this country has produced. Essential reading. This one sets the historiography, philology, linguistics & theology to a rightly corrected reading & understanding.

[Rob · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good academic insight into Paul

[Nicholas Quient · Rating 4 out of 5]

A warm, helpful and critical explanation of Paul. Fairly standard as regards critical issues, but is remarkably insightful in relating Pauline issues in the undisputed epistles -- especially the Corinthian correspondence; which is worth the price of the book.

[Colette! · Rating 3 out of 5]

Yup. Paul made it up. Glad I cleared up that confusion.

[Evan Kingston · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thoughtful academic exploration of the epistles, with a generous, even-handed synthesis of the most important and controversial scholarship on Paul.