Paul's Jewish Matrix: 02 (Bible in Dialogue) - Softcover

 
9780809147403: Paul's Jewish Matrix: 02 (Bible in Dialogue)

Synopsis

The discerning and perceptive essays gathered together in this volume make evident that a comprehensive understanding of Pauline thought must include the following aspects of his entire and comprehensive matrix: -an examination of the Pauline letters in their specific and contingent as well as their broader and coherent contexts; -a careful and precise analysis of all relevant Jewish literature, including the Dead Sea Scrolls; -the incorporation of all relevant archaeological, historical, and literary evidence for the reconstruction of the political, cultural, and religious matrix of the Greco-Roman cities to which Paul's letters are addressed. The issues treated in this volume are of enormous relevance for a better understanding of Paul's Jewish Matrix and his very "Jewishness."

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About the Author

The Rev. Thomas G. Casey, SJ, is the director of Jewish studies and professor of philosophy at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.

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