The Canonical Paul, vol. 1: Constructing Paul

by Luke Timothy Johnson

Publisher:

Eerdmans

, 2020

First of a two-volume work providing a framework for understanding the life and thought of the apostle Paul.

In this methodological tour de force, Luke Timothy Johnson offers an articulate, clear, and thought-provoking portrait of the life and thought of the apostle Paul.

Drawing upon recent developments in the study of Paul, Johnson offers readers an invitation to the Apostle Paul. Rather than focusing on a few of Paul’s letters, Johnson lays out the materials necessary to envision the apostle from the thirteen canonical letters of Paul and the Acts of the Apostles. Constructing Paul thus provides a framework within which an engagement with Paul’s letters can take place. Johnson demonstrates the possibility of doing responsible and creative work across the canonical collection without sacrificing literary or historical integrity.

By bringing out the facets of the apostle from the canonical evidence, Johnson shows the possibilities for further and better inquiry into the life and thought of Paul. This first volume imagines a plausible biography for Paul and serves as an introduction to the studies in the second volume. Constructing Paul addresses all the pertinent questions related to the study of Paul. Johnson uses the canonical material as building blocks to make a case for why Paul ought to be heard today as a liberating rather than oppressing voice.

Key Features

• Provides a framework to engage with Paul’s letters
• Offers an articulate portrait of the life and thought of the apostle Paul
• Addresses all the pertinent questions related to the study of Paul

Contents

Part 1: Preliminary Scaffolding

• Assessing Sources
• Paul’s Life and Apostolic Ministry
• The Pauline Correspondence
• Paul’s Place in Early Christianity

Part 2: The Materials

• What Kind of Jew is Paul?
• Paul and Scripture
• Paul and Greco-Roman Culture
• The Claims of Experience
• Convictions, Myths, Symbols, and Metaphors
• Paul’s Voice—Philemon
• Oppressor or Liberator?

Product Details

• Title: The Canonical Paul, vol. 1: Constructing Paul
• Author: Luke Timothy Johnson
• Series: The Canonical Paul
• Volume: 1
• Publisher: Eerdmans
• Print Publication Date: 2020
• Logos Release Date: 2020
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Bible. N.T. Epistles of Paul › Criticism, interpretation, etc
• ISBNs: 9780802807588, 0802807585
• Resource ID: LLS:CNSTRCTNGPLPL01
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-10-23T15:00:27Z

About Luke Timothy Johnson

New Testament scholar and early Christianity historian, Luke Timothy Johnson (1943–), is the Woodruff Professor of New Testament and Christian Origins at the Candler School of Theology, Emory University. Professor Johnson earned his BA in Philosophy from Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans, an MDiv in Theology from Saint Meinrad School of Theology, an MA in Religious Studies from Indiana University, and his PhD in New Testament Studies from Yale University. A former Benedictine monk, Johnson has taught at Yale Divinity School and Indiana University. He is the author of more than 20 books, has published a large number of scholarly and popular articles, anthologies, book reviews, and other academic papers, and lectures and received several awards for excellence in teaching. He often lectures at universities and seminaries worldwide, where he is widely perceived as the leading conservative scholar on the debates surrounding the Jesus Seminar, taking stances against its view of Jesus.