Author and teacher Michael R. Cosby provides a wonderful guide to Paul's letters, helping students relate them to their own cultural setting and figure out for themselves what they mean. Irreverent, entertaining, engaging, and fun, yet grounded in sound theology, Cosby's textbook, full of pictures, questions, and insights, is certain to be a most popular educational tool.
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Theology & ReligionSubtopic
Biblical StudiesTable of contents
- Cover Page
- Half-title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Dedication Page
- Abbreviations
- Translations of Ancient Works
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Crossing the Chasm of Culture and Time
- Chapter 1: Piecing the Fragments Together
- Chapter 2: Zealous for the Law
- Chapter 3: Messianic Expectations Turned Upside Down
- Chapter 4: Greek and Roman Religions of Paul’s Day
- Chapter 5: The Fearless Apostle of Acts
- Chapter 6: Reading Other People’s Mail: Philemon
- Chapter 7: 1 Thessalonians: Problems with Prophecy
- Chapter 8: 2 Thessalonians: Get to Work, You Lazy Moochers!
- Chapter 9: Galatians: A Furious Apostle Strikes Back
- Chapter 10: 1 Corinthians: Sex, Booze, and Ecstatic Worship
- Chapter 11: 2 Corinthians: Apostolic Basket Case
- Chapter 12: Philippians: Thanks for the Money
- Chapter 13: Romans: Theology on the Edge of Conflict
- Chapter 14: Colossians: Syncretism Threatens the Church
- Chapter 15: Ephesians: A Sermon—Not a Letter
- Chapter 16: Monsters in the Closet: The Problem of Pseudonymity
- Chapter 17: Pastoral Epistles: Guarding Orthodoxy
- Chapter 18: Your View of the Apostle Paul
- Index of Scripture and Ancient Sources
- Index of Subjects and Names
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