| Steward of God's Mysteries: Paul and Early Church Tradition Contributor(s): Sumney, Jerry L. (Author), Gray, Patrick T. (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0802873618 ISBN-13: 9780802873613 Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $26.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Studies - New Testament - Paul's Letters - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - New Testament - Religion | Christian Theology - General |
| Dewey: 227.06 |
| LCCN: 2017014595 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.1" W x 9.2" (0.75 lbs) 223 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: One view that perennially springs up among biblical scholars is that Paul was the inventor of Christianity, or that Paul introduced the idea of a divine Christ to a church that earlier had simply followed the ethical teaching of a human Jesus. In this book Jerry Sumney responds to that claim by examining how, in reality, Paul drew on what the church already believed and confessed about Jesus. As he explores how Paul's theology relates to that of the broader early church, Sumney identifies where in the Christian tradition distinctive theological claims about Christ, his death, the nature of salvation, and eschatology first seem to appear. Without diminishing significant differences, Sumney describes what common traditions and beliefs various branches of the early church shared and compares them to Paul's thought. Sumney interacts directly with arguments made by those who claim Paul as the inventor of Christianity and approaches the questions raised by that claim in a fresh way. |
