Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-257) and indexes.

Foreword / Luke Timothy Johnson -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: A fractured understanding of shame -- Part 1. Framework: Definitional background -- Greco-Roman backgrounds -- Jewish backgrounds -- Part 2. Exegesis: Paul's use of retrospective shame -- Paul's use of prospective shame -- Constructing Paul's use of shame -- Part 3. Cultural engagement: Contemporary contribution -- Contemporary challenges -- Bibliography -- Name index -- Scripture index -- Ancient writings index

"Our culture often views shame in a negative light. However, Paul's use of shame, when properly understood and applied, has much to teach the contemporary church. Filling a lacuna in Pauline scholarship, this book shows how Paul uses shame to admonish and to transform the minds of his readers into the mind of Christ. The author examines Paul's use of shame for moral formation within his Jewish and Greco-Roman context, compares and contrasts Paul's use of shame with other cultural voices, and offers a corrective understanding for today's church. Foreword by Luke Timothy Johnson"--from Amazon.com.

"Explores the Apostle Paul's use of shame and reclaims its positive usage for moral formation"--