a story (with notes) : Pauline Christianity in narrative form Gooder, Paula creator author. text bibliography novel enk Downers Grove IVP Academic c2018 2018 monographic eng

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vii, 308 pages ; 23 cm. Sometime around 56 AD, the apostle Paul wrote to the church in Rome. His letter was arguably his theological masterpiece, and has continued to shape Christian faith ever since. He entrusted this letter to Phoebe, the deacon of the church at Cenchreae; in writing to the church that almost surely met in her home, Paul refers to her both as a deacon and as a helper or patron of many. But who was this remarkable woman? In this, her first work of fiction, Biblical scholar and popular author and speaker Paula Gooder tells Phoebe's story - who she was, the life she lived and her 1st-century faith - and in doing so opens up Paul's theology, giving a sense of the cultural and historical pressures that shaped Paul's thinking, and the faith of the early church. by Paula Gooder. Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-308) (Biblical figure) Phoebe Fiction History of Biblical events Fiction Women in the Bible Fiction Church history Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 Fiction PR6107.O535 P56 2018 822/.92 9780830852451 (pbk) : 1473669723 2018493556 YDX 200205 20250312110734.0 20919204 eng