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Paul and the Faithfulness of God, Two book set

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Paul and the Faithfulness of God

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Christian Origins and the Question of God

Two book set

This highly anticipated two-book fourth volume in N. T. Wright's magisterial series, Christian Origins and the Question of God, is destined to become the standard reference point on the subject for all serious students of the Bible and theology. The mature summation of a lifetime's study, this landmark book pays a rich tribute to the breadth and depth of the apostle's vision, and offers an unparalleled wealth of detailed insights into his life, times, and enduring impact. Wright carefully explores the whole context of Paul's thought and activity-Jewish, Greek and Roman, cultural, philosophical

Contents; CONTENTS: PARTS I AND II; ; Preface; PART I; Paul and His World; Chapter One; Return of the Runaway?; 1. A World of Difference; (i) Pliny and Paul; (ii) The Runaway Slave?; (iii) The Request; (iv) The Central Argument; 2. Philemon and the Study of Paul; (i) Introduction; (ii) Philemon among the Worldviews; (iii) From Worldview to Theology; (v) Sources; (vi) Worldview, Theology and History; 3. Philemon as Allegory: Theology, History and Reconciliation; Chapter Two; Like Birds Hovering Overhead: The Faithfulness of the God of Israel; 1. Introduction; 2. Who Were the Pharisees?3. Praxis and Symbol: Torah and Temple4. Stories and Questions in the Second-Temple Jewish World; (i) Introduction; (ii) The Continuous Story; (a) Introduction; (b) The Story Retold: Bible; (c) The Story Retold: Second-Temple Literature; (d) The Story Retold: After AD 70; (e) The Story Retold: Conclusions; (iii) The Continuing Exile; (iv) A World Transformed, Not Abolished; (v) Story and Scripture; (vi) From Story to Question: the Implicit Pharisaic Worldview; 5. The Theology of a Pharisee; 6. The Aims of a Zealous Pharisee; 7. Conclusion; Chapter ThreeAthene and Her Owl: The Wisdom of the Greeks1. Introduction; 2. The Shape and Content of First-Century Philosophy; (i) Introduction; (ii) The Real Beginning: Socrates, Plato and Aristotle; (iii) Epicureans and Stoics; (iv) Four Leading Stoics; (a) Seneca; (b) Musonius Rufus; (c) Epictetus; (d) Marcus Aurelius; (v) Cynics and Sceptics; (vi) The Philosophical Worldview; (vii) The Philosophical Schools; 3. Jewish Responses to Pagan Philosophy; Appendix: Chronological Chart of Early Philosophers; Chapter Four; A Cock for Asclepius: 'Religion' and 'Culture' in Paul's World; 1. Introduction2. Religion and Culture in the Eastern Mediterranean World of Paul's Day(i) Introduction; (ii) The Religious World of Ancient Greece; (iii) Mysteries from the East; (iv) Religion and Culture in the First-Century Roman World; 3. Reflections on the Religious World of Paul's Day; Chapter Five; The Eagle has Landed: Rome and the Challenge of Empire; 1. Introduction; 2. The Reality of Empire; (i) Introduction; (ii) Before and After Julius Caesar; (iii) Republic Restored, Empire Established: Augustus; (iv) From Tiberius to Vespasian: AD 14-70; 3. The Rhetoric of Empire; (i) Introduction(ii) Material Culture(iii) The Climax of the Narrative; 4. The Religion of Empire; (i) Introduction; (ii) The Divine Augustus; (a) In Rome: Informal but Clear; (b) In the Provinces: Enthusiastic and Diverse; (iii) Imperial Cult from Tiberius to Nero; (iv) Imperial Cult under the Julio-Claudians: Conclusion; 5. Resistance to Empire: the Jews; PART II; The Mindset of the Apostle; Chapter Six; A Bird in the Hand? The Symbolic Praxis of Paul's World; 1. Introduction; 2. Paul and the Symbolic Praxis of Three Worlds; (i) Judaism; (ii) The Symbols of the Pagan World; (iii) The Symbols of Empire3. Paul's Reconstruction of a World of Symbolic Praxis