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PublisherSimon & Schuster

ISBN-101439123314

ISBN-139781439123317

eBay Product ID (ePID)109064516

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Book TitlePaul and Jesus : How the Apostle Transformed Christianity

Number of Pages320 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicBiblical Studies / Jesus, the Gospels & Acts, Christianity / History, Biblical Biography / New Testament, General, Christianity / General, History

Publication Year2012

IllustratorYes

GenreReligion

AuthorJames D. Tabor

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight17.5 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2011-029549

ReviewsTabor does a particularly fine job of explaining Paul's unique view of Jesus. . . . The crisp, clear writing gives readers much to consider--especially the fact that it is a Pauline Christianity that most Christians practice today. . . . The depth of his scholarship shows, but he also makes this an enjoyable read for those who want to know more about one of history's great mysteries., Tabor does a particularly fine job of explaining Paul's unique view of Jesus. . . . The crisp, clear writing gives readers much to consider-especially the fact that it is a Pauline Christianity that most Christians practice today. . . . The depth of his scholarship shows, but he also makes this an enjoyable read for those who want to know more about one of history's great mysteries., In this compulsively readable exploration of the tangled world of Christian origins, Tabor vividly recreates the frenetic and fraught attempts by the earliest followers of Jesus to maintain his teachings and keep his memory alive. . . . Although Paul has long been acknowledged as the founder of Christianity, Tabor weaves a fascinating story out of close readings of Paul's letters and the book of Acts, which contains an idealized history of the early movement as well as Paul's earliest activities on behalf of his teachings, and compellingly illustrates the ways that Christianity is Paul and Paul is Christianity., A fresh, imaginative and insightful treatment of the original years of the Christian faith. It is not as we have been taught through the centuries. It is infinitely more complex and infinitely more exciting. James Tabor makes this clear., Paul and Jesus is overdue, and stands as one of the few books willing to push back assumptionsâ€¦Digging beneath the acceptable, scholars like Taborâ€¦break through assumptions - even the sacred ones - and give rise to new perspectives and stories., James Tabor is a meticulous historian who carefully and convincingly lays out the actual Jewish theology of earliest Christianity which lies shrouded in the New Testament. . . . Tabor's thorough yet succinct writing style brings a welcome new clarity to our understanding of the development of Christianity., This superb, well written book carefully shows just how different Paul's religion was from that of Jesus and his first followers. . . .A fascinating book, packed with illuminating insights. Highly recommended.

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal225.9/2

SynopsisThis fascinating examination of the earliest years of Christianity reveals sharply competing ideas about the significance of Jesus and his teachings and shows how the man we call St. Paul shaped Christianity as we know it today. This fascinating examination of the earliest years of Christianity reveals sharply competing ideas about the significance of Jesus and his teachings and shows how the man we call St. Paul shaped Christianity as we know it today. Historians know almost nothing about the two decades following the crucifixion of Jesus, when his followers regrouped and began to spread his message. During this time the apostle Paul joined the movement and began to preach to the gentiles. Using the oldest Christian documents that we have--the letters of Paul--as well as other early Christian sources, historian and scholar James Tabor reconstructs the origins of Christianity. Tabor reveals that the familiar figures of James, Peter, and Paul sometimes disagreed fiercely over everything from the meaning of Jesus' message to the question of whether converts must first become Jews. Tabor shows how Paul separated himself from Peter and James to introduce his own version of Christianity, which would continue to develop independently of the message that Jesus, James, and Peter preached. Paul and Jesus gives us a new and deeper understanding of Paul as it illuminates the fascinating period of history when Christianity was born out of Judaism and became the religion we recognize today.

LC Classification NumberBS2653.T33 2012