Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to the Bible and Literature
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to the Bible and Literature
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Literature in the Ancient Near East and the Bible
- 2 The Primary Narrative (Genesis through 2 Kings)
- 3 Reading Biblical Literature from a Legal and Political Perspective
- 4 Biblical Law and Literature
- 5 Kings, Prophets, and Judges
- 6 Prophetic Literature
- 7 Wisdom Literature
- 8 The Gospels
- 9 Paul’s Letters
- 10 Apocalyptic Literature
- 11 Shakespeare’s King Lear and the Bible
- 12 The Bible and John Milton’s Paradise Lost
- 13 The Bible, Shelley, and English Romanticism
- 14 Herman Melville and the Bible
- 15 The Song of Songs and Two Biblical Retellings
- Index
- Other Titles in the Series
- References
9 - Paul’s Letters
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 March 2020
- The Cambridge Companion to the Bible and Literature
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to the Bible and Literature
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Literature in the Ancient Near East and the Bible
- 2 The Primary Narrative (Genesis through 2 Kings)
- 3 Reading Biblical Literature from a Legal and Political Perspective
- 4 Biblical Law and Literature
- 5 Kings, Prophets, and Judges
- 6 Prophetic Literature
- 7 Wisdom Literature
- 8 The Gospels
- 9 Paul’s Letters
- 10 Apocalyptic Literature
- 11 Shakespeare’s King Lear and the Bible
- 12 The Bible and John Milton’s Paradise Lost
- 13 The Bible, Shelley, and English Romanticism
- 14 Herman Melville and the Bible
- 15 The Song of Songs and Two Biblical Retellings
- Index
- Other Titles in the Series
- References
Summary
Over the sweep of (Christian) history, the Apostle Paul has been variously perceived. Whatever else one might know of or think about Paul, by virtue of the fact that thirteen of the twenty-seven documents in the New Testament bear his name, he is widely known as a (skilled) writer (of letters). The purpose of this essay is to orient readers to and to guide readers through the Pauline Letters. Following a succinct introduction to Paul the letter writer, his letters are considered in the following order: Galatians, Romans, 1-2 Corinthians, 1-2 Thessalonians, Philippians, Philemon, Colossians, Ephesians, Titus, 1 Timothy, and 2 Timothy. A brief conclusion follows this contextual, non-chronological treatment of the Pauline Letter corpus, meant both to facilitate and to commend a reading of the letters themselves.
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- The Cambridge Companion to the Bible and Literature , pp. 149 - 165Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020