Over recent years some critics of Christianity have claimed that while Jesus was a gifted teacher and a man of unparalleled kindness, St. Paul was the true founder of Christianity, which he based on a delusional mistake--the idea that Jesus was God. Here, David Wenham looks at the historical evidence for such claims. Comparing the life and message of Jesus with the writings of St. Paul, he offers a thoughtful exploration of their relationship, concluding that far from imagining Christianity, Paul was the messenger of an inherited faith. --from publisher description.
For John Piper, this impact is very personal. He does not just admire and trust Paul. He loves him. Piper gives us thirty glimpses into why his heart and mind respond this way.
In this epistle, written to the founders of the church in Rome, he sets out some of his ideas on the importance of faith in overcoming mankind's innate sinfulness and in obtaining redemption. With an introduction by Ruth Rendell
Acts is the sequel to Luke's gospel and tells the story of Jesus's followers during the 30 years after his death.
The work touches on his theology, but I was more intent on giving the reader a personal overview of the man we know as Saint Paul.
The author of The Jesus Dynasty draws on St. Paul's letters and other early sources to reveal the apostles' sharply competing ideas about the significance of Jesus and His teachings while controversially demonstrating how St. Paul ...
In St. Paul the Apostle, author Irving Brittle Jr. uses resources from more than one hundred academics, theologians, and researchers to sow a basic, concise biographical and historical portrait of St. Paul the apostle.
Paul W. Barnett, 1 Corinthians: Holiness and Hope of a Rescued People (Ross-shire, Scotland: Christian Focus Publications, 2000), 278. Norman L. Geisler, Resurrection, Evidence For. In Baker encyclopedia of Christian apologetics (Grand ...
David Wenham has returned with new vigor to the old question of the relationship of Pauline thought to the life and teachings of Jesus -- back cover.
Depicts the life of Saint Paul, discussing his religious teachings and travels.
Written with unstinting authority, The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ is a pithy, erudite, subtle, and powerful book by a beloved author, a text to be read and reread, studied and unpacked, much like the Good Book itself. “The ...