{"product_id":"the-apostle-paul-and-the-stephen-finlan-9780814652718","title":"The Apostle Paul and the Pauline Tradition","description":"\u003cp\u003eMuch of the popular understanding of the apostle Paul has been shaped, not by Paul's letters themselves, but by the Acts of the Apostles. This understanding, many believe, leads to misunderstanding Paul's theology. In \u003ci\u003eThe Apostle Paul and the Pauline Tradition\u003c\/i\u003e Stephen Finlan takes a new approach, focusing on the letters themselves. He views the Pauline tradition as including the teachings and writings of Paul himself, the assimilation and often simplification of Paul's ideas by those who followed him and then wrote letters in his name, and the final form of the letters the church has labeled as Paul's. Through this broad, shifting, and expanding notion of tradition, readers will explore with Finlan such questions as: \u003c\/p\u003e ' What did Paul really think 'and write 'about Jesus, redemption, and the Christian life? \u003cbr\u003e ' Who were the original audiences that first received these texts? \u003cbr\u003e ' How and how much did Paul's followers change his ideas in the letters they wrote for\" him? \u003cp\u003eFinlan is convinced that this educated questioning and investigating becomes a valid part of the life of faith 'not \u003ci\u003ereplacing faith, \u003c\/i\u003e but joined to it. Through his accessibly written text, readers in the end will understand and agree.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen Finlan, PhD, is an adjunct professor at Drew University and has taught at Fordham. He is also author of \u003c\/i\u003eProblems with Atonement\u003ci\u003e and \u003c\/i\u003eOptions on Atonement in Christian Thought\u003ci\u003e (both published by Liturgical Press) as well as \u003c\/i\u003eThe Background and Content of Paul's Cultic Atonement Metaphors\u003ci\u003e (SBL and Brill, 2004).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen Finlan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0814652719\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814652718\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Liturgical Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.96h x 6.34w x 0.51d","brand":"Stephen Finlan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44080645275903,"sku":"9780814652718","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9bfb2905-52d5-44da-9a5a-be312eb1ab2e.jpg?v=1685487981","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-apostle-paul-and-the-stephen-finlan-9780814652718","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}