A Bird’s-Eye View of Paul: The Man, His Mission and His Message

by Michael F. Bird

Publisher:

IVP UK

, 2008

Overview

As Christians, we all know the apostle Paul, don’t we? He is our theological master, our pastoral mentor, our spiritual advisor and our missionary hero. Yet just when we think we have him in our grasp, we find he slips through our fingers. At the point where we suppose we have finally understood him, Paul again confounds us and stirs our hearts and minds further.

So how well do we really know him? If the Paul we claim to know looks and sounds a lot like us, then that is probably a good indication that we don’t know him as well as we think we do. However, all is not lost. If we let Paul be Paul, letting him speak for himself in his language, on his terms and for his purposes, then we stand a chance of meeting him anew.

Mike Bird offers a lively, accessible new survey of the apostle Paul’s life and teaching. His aim is to get us excited about reading Paul’s letters, preaching his gospel, and living the Christian life.

Key Features

• Offers a lively, accessible new survey of the apostle Paul’s life and teaching.
• Encourages to get excited about reading Paul’s letters, preaching his gospel, and living the Christian life.
• Presents Paul as a theological master, a pastoral mentor, a spiritual advisor and a missionary hero.

Contents

• Preface
• Abbreviations
• 1. What is Paul?
• 2. A funny thing happened on the road to Damascus
• 3. The stories behind the story
• 4. Reading someone else’s mail
• 5. The royal announcement
• 6. The crux of the gospel
• 7. The return of the King
• 8. One God, one Lord: monotheism and the Messiah
• 9. Living a life worthy of the gospel: the ethics of Paul
• 10. Gospelizing 101: Paul’s spirituality
• 11. Epilogue
• Bibliography
• Index of Names
• Index of Biblical References
• Index of Ancient Sources

Product Details

• Title: A Bird’s-Eye View of Paul: The Man, His Mission and His Message
• Author: Michael F. Bird
• Publisher: IVP UK
• Print Publication Date: 2008
• Pages: 192
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• ISBNs: 9781844742554, 1844742555
• Resource ID: LLS:BRDSYVWPLHSMSSG
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-09-13T22:01:37Z

About Michael F. Bird

Michael F. Bird is lecturer in theology at Ridley Melbourne College of Mission and Ministry. He is the author of several books, including Jesus and the Origins of the Gentile Mission, The Saving Righteousness of God, and with James Crossley, How Did Christianity Begin?