Paul : pioneer for Israel's Messiah /
Bruggen, J. van, 1936-
Paul : pioneer for Israel's Messiah / Jakob van Bruggen ; translated by Ed M. Van Der Maas. - Phillipsburg, N.J. : P&R Pub., c2005. - xix, 411 p. : maps ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p.370-388) and indexes.
pt. 1. Paul the pioneer. Gone from Tarsus ; From persecutor to deserter ; Gone to Arabia ; Wandering through Southern Turkey ; Called to account ; Vanished in Greek ; Reappearance in Jerusalem ; Embattled in Ephesus ; Long-distance pastorate ; Absent from Rome ; Prisoner of his countrymen ; Sent in shackles to the Emperor ; Coworkers coming and going ; Given up as missing -- pt. 2. Paul the apostle. Paul in the constellation of the apostles ; God's envoy to the nations ; Gospel without law for Gentile Christians ; In prayer for Israel -- The chronology of Paul's life -- Bibliography of the Apostle Paul -- Jewish religion and the law.
This detailed yet eminently readable description of Paul's life clearly shows that all sources converge to present a pioneer life: adventurous, unpredictable, nonlinear, full of risks. An analysis of Paul's place in the development of the Christian church shows that Paul was not a marginal figure, operating out of reaction. He was instead a driven pioneer for a Christianity that is aware of Christ's kingship, and that realizes it is not a new religion but the fulfillment of the messianic promises made to Abraham.
0875526489 (paper) 9780875526485
2005042984
Paul, the Apostle, Saint.
Apostles--Biography.
Paul : pioneer for Israel's Messiah / Jakob van Bruggen ; translated by Ed M. Van Der Maas. - Phillipsburg, N.J. : P&R Pub., c2005. - xix, 411 p. : maps ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p.370-388) and indexes.
pt. 1. Paul the pioneer. Gone from Tarsus ; From persecutor to deserter ; Gone to Arabia ; Wandering through Southern Turkey ; Called to account ; Vanished in Greek ; Reappearance in Jerusalem ; Embattled in Ephesus ; Long-distance pastorate ; Absent from Rome ; Prisoner of his countrymen ; Sent in shackles to the Emperor ; Coworkers coming and going ; Given up as missing -- pt. 2. Paul the apostle. Paul in the constellation of the apostles ; God's envoy to the nations ; Gospel without law for Gentile Christians ; In prayer for Israel -- The chronology of Paul's life -- Bibliography of the Apostle Paul -- Jewish religion and the law.
This detailed yet eminently readable description of Paul's life clearly shows that all sources converge to present a pioneer life: adventurous, unpredictable, nonlinear, full of risks. An analysis of Paul's place in the development of the Christian church shows that Paul was not a marginal figure, operating out of reaction. He was instead a driven pioneer for a Christianity that is aware of Christ's kingship, and that realizes it is not a new religion but the fulfillment of the messianic promises made to Abraham.
0875526489 (paper) 9780875526485
2005042984
Paul, the Apostle, Saint.
Apostles--Biography.
