Includes bibliographical references and index.

Paul's world(s) : the Greco-Roman context of his mission -- Paul's résumé : the mission of the former persecutor -- Paul's letters : apostleship in absentia -- Paul's gospel : the good news of Christ crucified and raised -- Paul's spirituality : covenantal, cruciform, and charismatic; communal, countercultural, and (new-)creational -- Paul's theology : a dozen fundamental convictions -- 1 Thessalonians : holiness and hope in a pagan world -- 2 Thessalonians : cruciform faithfulness and goodness before the parousia -- Galatians : the sufficiency of the cross and Spirit -- 1 Corinthians : chaos and the cross in Corinth -- 2 Corinthians : Paul's defense of cruciform ministry -- Romans : Gentile and Jew in cruciform covenant community -- Philippians : the hymn of the crucified Lord in the cruciform community -- Philemon : the cross and the status quo -- Colossians : the cosmic crucified Christ as the wisdom of God -- Ephesians : walking worthily of the cosmic crucified Christ -- 2 Timothy : suffering rather than shame -- 1 Timothy : proper order and conduct in God's household -- Titus : ordering church life and leadership between the epiphanies -- Epilogue : Paul our contemporary.