St. Paul continues to provoke people as much today as he did in the first century. Some see him as the greatest teacher of Christianity after Jesus himself, while others regard him as a pestilent and dangerous fellow. Over the years, scholars have debated and written books on the historic Paul and his role in the birth of Christianity. Most recently, English novelist and biographer A.N. Wilson has revived the old argument that it was Paul of Tarsus and not Jesus of Nazareth who founded Christianity.
In this book, N.T. Wright, a world authority on the life and letters of Paul, leads readers through the current scholarly discussion of Paul and gives a concise account of the actual contribution Paul made to the birth of Christianity. Wright offers a critique of the argument that claims that it was Paul who founded Christianity and shows clearly that Paul was not "the founder of Christianity"but was the faithful witness and herald of Jesus of Nazareth, the Jewish Messiah and the risen Lord of the Christian faith.
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Reviewed by David Herring (South Hamilton, MA), March 24, 2005
N.T Wright is a master of word and thought in biblical studies. It is very rare to have one biblical scholar brood over so many fields in his/her discipline; and Wright does just that. Not only has he published the standard work on Jesus ("Jesus and the Victory of God"), but he is planning to do the same for Paul as he previews this in "What Saint Paul Really Said". In the very complex contemporary debates over Paul, Wright cuts through the issues and lays them forth with clarity, wisdom, and freshness.
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Reviewed by Timothy D. Jones (hendersonville, NC, USA), November 18, 2001
Incredibly thought-provoking. Without question, the best book I have read on the subject. The author has a real gift for articulating the core issues of complex subjects and making them clear and accessible to all levels. His ability to "unpack" Paul's
theological terms of their Jewish
context is stunning. You get the sense that N.T. Wright has lived with Paul for a long time. The book sent me to the Bible over and over again with new insights on familiar texts. The author is that rare combination of reverent, scholarly and warm. His passion for what Paul wrote will be contagious to any reader of this book.
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