The Writings of St. Paul: A Norton Critical Edition

By Saint Paul the Apostle and Paul the Apostle

Book Overview

This thoroughly revised and expanded edition includes an entirely new introduction to Paul and the central issues surrounding his writings, as well as several newly included sections of writings from Paul's time to the present, among them "Annotated Text: Pseudo-Pauline Writings"; "The Apocryphal Paul: Some Early Christian Traditions and Legends," with writings by Jerome, Clement of Alexandria, Ambrosiaster, and others; "The Martyrdom of Paul"; "Paul and His Pagan Critics;" "Valentinus and the Gnostic Paul,"with writings by Theodotus and Elaine Pagels; "Paul and the Christian Martyrs"; "A Sampler of Patristic Interpretations"; "The Second Century Paul"; "Reading Romans," with writings from Origen, Theodoret of Cyrus, Paul W. Meyer, Stanley Stowers, Ernst K?semann, and others; and "A Sampler of Modern Approaches to Paul and His Letters," with writings by Elisabeth Sch?ssler Fiorenza, Abraham J. Malherbe, Peter Lampe, Margaret M. Mitchell, and Dale B. Martin.

A helpful Epilogue--"The Christian Proteus," by Wayne A. Meeks--a Selected Bibliography, and an Index are also included.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393972801
• ISBN13: 9780393972801
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 752 Pages
• Weight: 1.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.7" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

This is a creepy book!

It's not at all what I had expected. I love St. Paul and his writings. This is a secular and critical look at his works. I could not tolerate it.

Excellent resource

This is a must-have book for those interested in Paul's writings. The first part contains his letters in the Revised Standard Version, with introductions and footnotes. The Revised Standard Version is probably the best translation of Paul - because it is very literal (vs. the clumsy inclusiveness of the NRSV, which changes "brothers" into "brothers and sisters"). The second part of the book excerpts many, many commentaries about Paul and his work and his place in the Church - and this is quite fascinating. These include works by the Early Church Fathers, but also comments by such folks as Martin Luther, Nietzsche, George Bernard Shaw, Kierkegaard, Albert Schweitzer. Get this book. It is stunning in its depth and breath. WGL