Early Christianity and Classical Culture: Comparative Studies in Honor of Abraham J. Malherbe (Supplements to ... Brill Academic Publishers, 2003 This volume contains 28 essays in honor of Abraham J. Malherbe, whose work has been especially influential in exploring modes of cultural interaction between early Jews and Christians and their Graeco-Roman neighbours. Following an introductory essay on the problems inherent to such comparative studies in the history of New Testament scholarship, the essays are grouped into five topic areas: ...             Moral Exhortation a Greco Roman Sourcebook (Library of Early Christianity) Abraham J. Malherbe Westminster John Knox Press, 1989             The Theology of Paul the Apostle (New Testament)11 reviews James D. G. Dunn Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1997 Excellent exposition of Paul's Theology + Fantastic compendium of Pauline scholarship + Wow + Theology of Paul + Outstanding value and packaging             Letters to the Thessalonians Abraham J. Malherbe Anchor Bible, 2000             Paul and Palestinian Judaism: A Comparison of Patterns of Religion6 reviews E. P. Sanders Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 1977 Paul and Palestinian Judaism + An interesting take on Paul and Judaism + A FIRST The best book on Palestinian Judaism avaiable. Sanders is one of the best in his field. Excellent research. Presented well for all who have interest and some background.             Paul Beyond the Judaism/Hellenism Divide1 review Westminster John Knox Press, 2001 A DICHOTOMY THAT WON'T DI When applied to Paul and his environment, the terms Judaism and Hellenism are "strongly ideological" (page 3). So states the editor of this volume. And if true, editor Troels Engberg-Pedersen asserts, NT Scholarship should "give up altogether operating with the dichotomy." The Apostle Paul himself ...             Paul and the Stoics Troels Engberg-Pedersen Westminster John Knox Press, 2000             Paul and Philodemus: Adaptability in Epicurean and Early Christian Psychagogy (Supplements to Novum ... Clarence E. Glad Brill Academic Publishers, 1997 As Paul guides and educates his converts he functions as a psychagogue ("leader of souls"), adapting his leadership style as required in each individual case. Pauline psychagogy resembles Epicurean psychagogy in the way persons enjoying a superior moral status and spiritual aptitude help to nurture and correct others, guiding their souls in moral and religious (re)formation. This study ...             The Therapy of Desire6 reviews Martha C. Nussbaum Princeton University Press, 1996 Great Introduction to CBT and REBT + Excellent and careful exploration of the ancient philosophy of emotions + A good textbook, but more moving + A wonderful though politically slanted book             A Rereading of Romans: Justice, Jews, and Gentiles1 review Stanley K. Stowers Yale University Press, 1997 The grammar of Paul I thought that Stowers approach adds a dimension to the discussion about the new perspective on Paul. His attention to how a Greek speaking Gentile would read Paul's epistle is excellent. The book clearly highlights how modern tendencies to read the Bible in the "plain sense" can be hugely ...             The Faith of Jesus Christ: The Narrative Substructure of Galatians 3:1-4:11 (The Biblical Resource Series)4 reviews Richard B., Hays Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2001 Worth several readings + Brilliant! A Possible Solution to a Troubling Dilemma + Challege to one's theology, challenge to one's life + Saved by faith in Christ or of Christ             In Search of Paul: How Jesus' Apostle Opposed Rome's Empire with God's Kingdom20 reviews Jonathan L. Reed HarperOne, 2004 Best of the bunch + Valuable Conjecture - read them all. + Paul vs Rome I'm a non-specialist in this area, learning about New Testament scholarship over the past few years. This was my first Marcus Borg book, and my favorite of the 20 or so books I've read so far. Borg is warmer and more sympathetic than Bart Erhman, for example, but like Ehrman, faces the current ...             Paul Among Jews and Gentiles and Other Essays3 reviews Krister Stendahl Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 1977 Great for understanding the Jewish side of Paul + Paul Among Jews and Gentiles and Other Essays + Turning point This is a great book for anyone who is truthfully looking for an account of the new testament, especially on Paul, in light of Judaism. The book is a compilation of a few essays in which Mr. Stendahl, a bishop from Sweden, displays an unusually gifted insight and discernment between Paul and the ...             The Origins of Christian Morality: The First Two Centuries2 reviews Wayne A. Meeks Yale University Press, 1993 Why do we do what we do? + Feels like a book on mystery religion, not morality Wayne Meeks presented a brilliant work on the development of the earliest Christian communities during the apostolic and post-apostolic period, as Christianity took root in the ancient city setting of the Roman Empire, in his work `The First Urban Christians' (my review will be coming soon!). In ...             Letter Writing in Greco-Roman Antiquity (Library of Early Christianity, Vol 5) Stanley Kent Stowers Westminster John Knox Press, 1988             Paul in the Greco-Roman World: A Handbook1 review Continuum International Publishing Group, 2003 A well-rounded compilation Compiled and edited by J. Paul Samley (Professor Emeritus of New Testament and Christian Origins, Boston University), Paul In The Greco-Roman World: A Handbook is an impressively erudite, scholarly, 704-page anthology of in-depth studies by learned academicians examining the apostle Paul within the ...             The Beginnings of Jewishness: Boundaries, Varieties, Uncertainties (Hellenistic Culture and Society)5 reviews Shaye J. D. Cohen University of California Press, 2001 A model of historical scholarship + A UNIQUE BOOK ON THE ISSUES OF JUDAISM + Fascinating and Eye-Opening + Were They Different?             The First Urban Christians: The Social World of the Apostle Paul5 reviews Wayne A. Meeks Yale University Press, 2003 A clear look at the society of the first century. + Information Galore + Excellent! + An Excellent Introduction to New Testament Sociology + A good early look...             Reinventing Paul5 reviews John G. Gager Oxford University Press, USA, 2002 Gager - required reading for the student of Paul + One Trick Pony, but what a trick! + Will the Real Paul please stand up? + Brilliant Insight, But Only Half the Story             Early Christianity and Classical Culture: Comparative Studies in Honor of Abraham J. Malherbe (Supplements to ... Brill Academic Publishers, 2003 This volume contains 28 essays in honor of Abraham J. Malherbe, whose work has been especially influential in exploring modes of cultural interaction between early Jews and Christians and their Graeco-Roman neighbours. Following an introductory essay on the problems inherent to such comparative studies in the history of New Testament scholarship, the essays are grouped into five topic areas: ...