Paul and Jesus : how the Apostle transformed Christianity /

Paul and Jesus : how the Apostle transformed Christianity /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Tabor, James D., 1946-
Edition:	1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
Imprint:	New York : Simon & Schuster, c2012.
Description:	xxi, 291 p. : map ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Paul, -- the Apostle, Saint. Jesus Christ -- Teachings. Jesus Christ. Paul, -- the Apostle, Saint. Christianity -- Origin. Christianity -- Origin. Teachings.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8948670

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ISBN:	9781439123317 (hbk.) 1439123314
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-265) and index.
Summary:	Draws on St. Paul's letters and other early sources to reveal the apostles' sharply competing ideas about the significance of Jesus and his teachings while demonstrating how St. Paul independently shaped Christianity as it is known today.

Table of Contents:

Map: The World of Paul
Timeline of Major Events and Figures
Preface: Discovering Paul
Introduction: Paul and Jesus
1. Christianity Before Paul
2. Rethinking Resurrection of the Dead
3. Reading the Gospels in the Light of Paul
4. Last but Not Least
5. A Cosmic Family and a Heavenly Kingdom
6. A Mystical Union with Christ
7. Already But Not Yet
8. The Torah of Christ
9. The "Battle of the Apostles"
Appendix: The Quest for the Historical Paul
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index