Rediscovering Paul (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781606081136)

In this groundbreaking work, Norman R. Petersen integrates contemporary literary-critical, sociological, and anthropological insights into the traditional arena of historical-critical methods. he demonstrates how these new approaches can be used to interpret biblical texts, especially Paul's letters. The Letter to Philemon serves as a case study. Yet Petersen focuses on the narrative world of Paul as well, for one cannot be truly understood without the other. This work articulates a ""sociology of letters,"" explores the social structures which underlie the social relations of the actors in Paul's world, and deals with the systems of belief, knowledge, and value that define the identities of these actors and motivate their actions. Here is cutting-edge scholarship.

Author: Norman R. Petersen
ISBN-10: 1606081136
ISBN-13: 9781606081136
Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Language: English
Published: 08/18/2008
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.80d