Apostle Paul

Udo Schnelle (DrTheol, University of Göttingen) is professor of New Testament at the University of Halle-Wittenberg in Germany. He is the author of numerous works, including Theology of the New Testament and History and Theology of the New Testament Writings, both translated by M. Eugene Boring. M. Eugene Boring (PhD, Vanderbilt University), before retiring, was the I. Wylie and Elizabeth M. Briscoe Professor of New Testament at Brite Divinity School, Texas Christian University. He is the author of several books, including the Interpretation commentary on Revelation, and lives in Fort Worth, Texas.

• ContentsPart 1: The Course of Paul's Life and the Development of His Thought1. Prologue: Paul as Challenge and Provocation2. Sources and Chronology for Paul's Life and Work: Definite and Hypothetical3. The Pre-Christian Paul: Open-Minded Religious Zealot4. The Call to Be Apostle to the Gentiles: The New Horizon5. The Christian Paul: A Volcano Begins to Rumble6. The Apostolic Council and the Incident at Antioch: The Problems Remain Unresolved7. Paul's Independent Mission: The Volcano Erupts8. Paul and the Thessalonians: Consolation and Confidence9. First Corinthians: High and True Wisdom10. Second Corinthians: Peace and War11. Paul and the Galatians: Discovery in Conflict12. Paul and the Church in Rome: High-Level Encounter13. Paul in Rome: The Old Man and His WorkPart 2: The Basic Structures of Pauline Thought14. The Presence of Salvation: The Center of Pauline Theology15. Theology: The God Who Acts16. Christology: The Lord Who Is Present17. Soteriology: The Transfer Has Begun18. Pneumatology: The Spirit Moves and Works19. Anthropology: The Struggle for the Self20. Ethic: The New Being as Meaning Formation21. Ecclesiology: The Church as a Demanding and Attracting Fellowship22. Eschatology: Expectation and Memory23. Epilogue: Pauline Thought as Enduring Meaning Formation