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The Life, Letters, and Theology of Paul
A single-volume treatment based on the eschatological center of Paul’s message. Paul’s life, letters, and theology are unified by the theme of the overlapping of two ages–this age and the age to come. With the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the age to come (i.e., the kingdom of God) broke into this present age but didn’t end it. Where other important doctrines such as justification by faith, reconciliation, and the cross of Christ were key players in Paul’s theology, Marvin Pate compellingly demonstrates that the overarching theme driving the Pauline corpus was indeed Paul’s inaugurated eschatology. In fact, Paul’s apocalyptic framework was only one of a number of other rival eschatologically focused religious perspectives of the day, such as the Imperial Cult, Hellenistic/syncretistic religion, and the merkabah Judaizers. Paul’s vigorous debates with the churches he served centered on the exclusivity of the gospel of Christ that he preached: the nonnegotiable apocalypse of Jesus the Messiah. Apostle of the Last Days will be welcomed in the classroom as a one-volume treatment of Paul’s life and letters as well as his theology.
The book of Acts reinforces the impression one gets from Paul’s letters that his ministry was one governed by opposition. Such opposition cannot be explained solely by Paul’s forceful personality or his Jewish heritage. Rather, Paul’s vigorous debates with and regarding the churches he served centered on the exclusivity of the gospel of Christ that he preached, the non-negotiable apocalypse of Jesus the Messiah. This book has as its goal to inform the reader of the centrality of Paul’s eschatological gospel–Jesus’ death and resurrection inaugurated the age to come, which is to be entered into by faith in Jesus Christ apart from the Law, and is open to all, Jew and Gentile alike.
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| Author: | C. Marvin Pate |
| ISBNr: | 0825438926 9780825438929 |
