Paul among the people : the Apostle reinterpreted and reimagined in his own time /

Ruden, Sarah

Paul among the people : the Apostle reinterpreted and reimagined in his own time / Sarah Ruden - New York : Pantheon Books, ©2010 - xix, 214 pages ; 22 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-202) and index

Preface: who was Paul? -- Paul and Aristophanes-no, really -- The end of fun?: Paul and pleasure -- No closet, no monsters?: Paul and homosexuality -- An apostolic oinker?: Paul and women -- Just following orders?: Paul and the state -- Nobody here but us bondsmen: Paul and slavery -- Love just is: Paul on the foundation of the new community

Explores the meanings of the Apostle Paul's teachings and how they might have affected the people in his own time and culture

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Paul, the Apostle, Saint


Bible.--Epistles of Paul--Theology

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