Paul: A Biography
Autor N. T. Wrighten Limba Engleză Paperback – 17 feb 2020
For centuries, Paul, the apostle who "saw the light on the Road to Damascus" and made a miraculous conversion from zealous Pharisee persecutor to devoted follower of Christ, has been one of the church’s most widely cited saints. While his influence on Christianity has been profound, N. T. Wright argues that Bible scholars and pastors have focused so much attention on Paul’s letters and theology that they have too often overlooked the essence of the man’s life and the extreme unlikelihood of what he achieved.
To Wright, "The problem is that Paul is central to any understanding of earliest Christianity, yet Paul was a Jew; for many generations Christians of all kinds have struggled to put this together." Wright contends that our knowledge of Paul and appreciation for his legacy cannot be complete without an understanding of his Jewish heritage. Giving us a thoughtful, in-depth exploration of the human and intellectual drama that shaped Paul, Wright provides greater clarity of the apostle’s writings, thoughts, and ideas and helps us see them in a fresh, innovative way.
Paulis a compelling modern biography that reveals the apostle’s greater role in Christian history—as an inventor of new paradigms for how we understand Jesus and what he accomplished—and celebrates his stature as one of the most effective and influential intellectuals in human history.
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ISBN-13: 9780061730597
ISBN-10: 0061730599
Pagini: 480
Dimensiuni: 135 x 203 x 27 mm
Greutate: 0.32 kg
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
Colecția HarperOne
ISBN-10: 0061730599
Pagini: 480
Dimensiuni: 135 x 203 x 27 mm
Greutate: 0.32 kg
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
Colecția HarperOne
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Textul de pe ultima copertă
For
centuries,
Paul,
the
apostle
who
“saw
the
light
on
the
Road
to
Damascus”
and
changed
dramatically
from
zealous
Pharisee
persecutor
to
devoted
follower
of
Jesus,
has
been
one
of
the
church’s
most
widely
cited
early
teachers.
Yet
for
leading
New
Testament
scholar
and
Anglican
bishop
N.
T.
Wright,
most
Bible
scholars
and
pastors
have
not
fully
grasped
what
Paul
was
actually
doing
and
why.
In focusing on Paul’s letters and theology, Wright argues, they have, in short, overlooked the essence of the man’s life and the extreme unlikelihood of what he achieved. In response, Wright offers a new way of understanding one of the most famous Christian figures. Wright draws attention to Paul the man—the man who survived assassination attempts, imprisonments, and shipwrecks all while inventing new language and concepts for faithfully translating Jesus’s story for the Gentile world.
In this pioneering new account, Wright celebrates Paul’s humanity, arguing that this is the best context for understanding him and ultimately for appreciating how he invented new paradigms for how we understand Jesus. “The problem,” Wright explains, “is that while Paul is central to any understanding of early Christianity, we cannot understand him without taking full account of the pre-Christian Jewish beliefs and hopes that he believed had been fulfilled in Jesus.” Only when we consider Paul in this manner can we move on to understanding how he led the way for Christianity to conquer the Roman world.
In focusing on Paul’s letters and theology, Wright argues, they have, in short, overlooked the essence of the man’s life and the extreme unlikelihood of what he achieved. In response, Wright offers a new way of understanding one of the most famous Christian figures. Wright draws attention to Paul the man—the man who survived assassination attempts, imprisonments, and shipwrecks all while inventing new language and concepts for faithfully translating Jesus’s story for the Gentile world.
In this pioneering new account, Wright celebrates Paul’s humanity, arguing that this is the best context for understanding him and ultimately for appreciating how he invented new paradigms for how we understand Jesus. “The problem,” Wright explains, “is that while Paul is central to any understanding of early Christianity, we cannot understand him without taking full account of the pre-Christian Jewish beliefs and hopes that he believed had been fulfilled in Jesus.” Only when we consider Paul in this manner can we move on to understanding how he led the way for Christianity to conquer the Roman world.
Recenzii
“An
enthralling
journey
into
the
mind
of
Paul
by
one
of
the
great
theologians
of
our
time,
a
work
full
of
insight,
depth
and
generosity
of
understanding.”
“NT Wright takes the most controversial and influential author of scripture and does something remarkable: he humanizes Paul. I was hooked from the first page.”
“A compelling, erudite, and readable biography of the most seminal Christian theologian by one of today’s most celebrated Paul interpreters.”
“The most winsome feature is the way Wright paints Paul as a . . . three-dimensional, many-sided, complicated human being. Paul: A Biography is a bright, provocative, imaginative, and often brilliant book.”
“Paul is a compelling modern biography that reveals the apostle’s greater role in Christian history—as an inventor of new paradigms for how we understand Jesus and what he accomplished—and celebrates his stature as one of the most effective and influential intellectuals in human history.”
“In eloquent and inviting prose, one of the world’s leading New Testament scholars retells the story behind the story, the story of the Apostle Paul. A master teacher here communicates Paul in language every reader can understand.”
“The life of one of Christianity’s founders is told by renowned biblical scholar N.T. Wright, who believes that in focusing on Paul’s letters and theology, scholars and pastors have not considered Paul as a person and in the context of his times.”
“Written with the usual Wright combination of erudition, intuition, mature wit, and wisdom,Paulshould serve us well as we seek to unlock the keys to the first great Christian theologian.”
“Wright’s excellent book not only brings Paul to life but places that life in the complex and overlapping array of Jewish and non-Jewish communities, all set within the Roman empire.”
“Brings alive not only Paul but also the communities where he formed churches and the religious ideas swirling around them. . . . This highly readable volume gives those interested in biblical history something to argue about and plenty to ponder.”
“Nobody who preaches on Paul or ever interested in Paul’s life and message will want to miss this treatment of him by N.T. Wright. It sheds fresh light on Paul’s ministry, theology and personhood, and it does so in a gripping and readable way.”
“Wright draws from a lifetime of study to construct this useful biography. Accessible and engrossing . . . Wright looks to the realities of what Paul dealt with . . . anxieties, broken relationships, beatings, imprisonments [revealing] a very human Paul. . . . An excellent introduction.”
“C. S. Lewis spoke of three artistically construed figures who jump off the page—Plato’s Socrates, Boswell’s Johnson, and the evangelists’ Jesus. I am tempted to add a fourth candidate, having encountered Tom Wright’s careful, tender, and bracing enfleshment of the apostle Paul!”
“As lucid as it is salient, this book is a must-read for all readers of the New Testament and all interpreters of early Christianity.”
“Walking a fine line between presenting a fresh perspective in Pauline theology and reworking the Pauline corpus according to his own biblical theology, Wright’s work, although intended for the informed layperson, will spark much debate among scholars and students.”
“One of Wright’s best books . . . Eloquent and moving.”
“A very deep dive into Paul. Professor Wright has such a gift in taking truth and presenting it [so] it just comes alive. I can’t say enough about it. I love the book”
“The great N.T. Wright [offers] this grand biography of Paul. An exciting book.”
“In his monumental, meticulously detailed and elegant study, Wright presents a fascinating portrait of a man who went from persecuting Christians to being their biggest advocate.”
“A fresh look at the Jewish heritage and the essential place in Christian history of the man converted on the road to Damascus.”
“Substantive yet accessible, Paul provides a 432-page exploration of the Apostle’s beginnings, his missionary journeys, his struggles and passion, and much more.”
“Compelling . . . a magnificent biography worthy of a wide readership.”
“NT Wright takes the most controversial and influential author of scripture and does something remarkable: he humanizes Paul. I was hooked from the first page.”
“A compelling, erudite, and readable biography of the most seminal Christian theologian by one of today’s most celebrated Paul interpreters.”
“The most winsome feature is the way Wright paints Paul as a . . . three-dimensional, many-sided, complicated human being. Paul: A Biography is a bright, provocative, imaginative, and often brilliant book.”
“Paul is a compelling modern biography that reveals the apostle’s greater role in Christian history—as an inventor of new paradigms for how we understand Jesus and what he accomplished—and celebrates his stature as one of the most effective and influential intellectuals in human history.”
“In eloquent and inviting prose, one of the world’s leading New Testament scholars retells the story behind the story, the story of the Apostle Paul. A master teacher here communicates Paul in language every reader can understand.”
“The life of one of Christianity’s founders is told by renowned biblical scholar N.T. Wright, who believes that in focusing on Paul’s letters and theology, scholars and pastors have not considered Paul as a person and in the context of his times.”
“Written with the usual Wright combination of erudition, intuition, mature wit, and wisdom,Paulshould serve us well as we seek to unlock the keys to the first great Christian theologian.”
“Wright’s excellent book not only brings Paul to life but places that life in the complex and overlapping array of Jewish and non-Jewish communities, all set within the Roman empire.”
“Brings alive not only Paul but also the communities where he formed churches and the religious ideas swirling around them. . . . This highly readable volume gives those interested in biblical history something to argue about and plenty to ponder.”
“Nobody who preaches on Paul or ever interested in Paul’s life and message will want to miss this treatment of him by N.T. Wright. It sheds fresh light on Paul’s ministry, theology and personhood, and it does so in a gripping and readable way.”
“Wright draws from a lifetime of study to construct this useful biography. Accessible and engrossing . . . Wright looks to the realities of what Paul dealt with . . . anxieties, broken relationships, beatings, imprisonments [revealing] a very human Paul. . . . An excellent introduction.”
“C. S. Lewis spoke of three artistically construed figures who jump off the page—Plato’s Socrates, Boswell’s Johnson, and the evangelists’ Jesus. I am tempted to add a fourth candidate, having encountered Tom Wright’s careful, tender, and bracing enfleshment of the apostle Paul!”
“As lucid as it is salient, this book is a must-read for all readers of the New Testament and all interpreters of early Christianity.”
“Walking a fine line between presenting a fresh perspective in Pauline theology and reworking the Pauline corpus according to his own biblical theology, Wright’s work, although intended for the informed layperson, will spark much debate among scholars and students.”
“One of Wright’s best books . . . Eloquent and moving.”
“A very deep dive into Paul. Professor Wright has such a gift in taking truth and presenting it [so] it just comes alive. I can’t say enough about it. I love the book”
“The great N.T. Wright [offers] this grand biography of Paul. An exciting book.”
“In his monumental, meticulously detailed and elegant study, Wright presents a fascinating portrait of a man who went from persecuting Christians to being their biggest advocate.”
“A fresh look at the Jewish heritage and the essential place in Christian history of the man converted on the road to Damascus.”
“Substantive yet accessible, Paul provides a 432-page exploration of the Apostle’s beginnings, his missionary journeys, his struggles and passion, and much more.”
“Compelling . . . a magnificent biography worthy of a wide readership.”
Notă biografică
N. T. Wright is the former Bishop of Durham in the Church of England and one of the world's leading Bible scholars. He serves as the chair of New Testament and Early Christianity at the School of Divinity at the University of St. Andrews as well as Senior Research Fellow at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford University. He has been featured on ABC News, Dateline, The Colbert Report, and Fresh Air. Wright is the award-winning author of many books, including Paul: A Biography, Simply Christian, Surprised by Hope, The Day the Revolution Began, Simply Jesus, After You Believe, and Scripture and the Authority of God.