The Three Worlds of Paul of Tarsus - Softcover

Wallace, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415135923 ISBN 13: 9780415135924

Publisher: Routledge, 1998

Synopsis

The world in which early Christianity developed consisted of a complex of distinct communities and cultural 'layers', which interacted with one another, sometimes co-operatively, and sometimes in confrontation.
The Three Worlds of Paul of Tarsus explores this world through the life of the apostle Paul, examining the three fundamental cultural 'layers':
* the native cultures
* the common Hellenistic culture which had been spread in the east as a result of the conquests of Alexander
* the culture of the political overlord, Rome.
It shows how Paul, as a Jew, a Greek-speaker and a Roman citizen, participates in all of these 'layers'. The authors give an account of the places Paul visited, showing their historical, cultural and political differences and discuss the varied categories, such as religion, philosophy and language, which constituted identity.

About this title

About the Author:

Richard Wallace is a lecturer in the Department of Classics at Keele University and the treasurer of the Classical Association.
Wynne Williams retired from teaching ancient history at Keele University in 1991. He is co-author, with Richard Wallace, of The Acts of the Apostles: A Companion (1993).

Review:

...a concise introduction to some of the best scholarship available on the worlds of Paul.
–Review of Biblical Literature, March 2000

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0415135923
• ISBN 13: 9780415135924
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 254