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xiii, 1048 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Part I. Paul and his world. Return of the runaway? -- Like birds overhead : the faithfulness of the God of Israel -- Athene and her owl : the wisdom of the Greeks -- A cock for Asclepius : 'religion' and 'culture' in Paul's world -- The eagle has landed : Rome and the challenge of empire -- Part II. The mindset of the apostle. A bird in the hand? : the symbolic praxis of Paul's world -- The plot, the plan and the storied worldview -- Five signposts to the apostolic mindset -- Part III. Paul's theology. The one God of Israel, freshly revealed -- The people of God, freshly reworked -- God's future for the world, freshly imagined -- Part IV. Paul in history. The lion and the eagle : Paul in Caesar's empire -- A different sacrifice : Paul and 'religion' -- The foolishness of God : Paul among the philosophers -- To know the place for the first time : Paul and his Jewish context -- Sign of the new creation : Paul's aims and achievements. by N.T. Wright. Includes bibliographical references (pages 1522-1590) and indexes. the Apostle, Saint Paul Criticism, interpretation, etc God (Christianity) History of doctrines Early church, ca. 30-600 BS2506.3 .W75 2013 9780281071401 (pbk) : 0281071373 (pts. 1 and 2, hardback) 9780281071388 (pts. 3 and 4, hardback) 0281071381 (pts. 3 and 4, hardback) 9780281055555 (2 vol. set, hardback) 0281055556 (2 vol. set, hardback) 9780281055548 (2 volume set : paperback) 0281055548 (2 volume set : paperback) 9780281071395 (pts. I and II : paperback) 028107139X (pts. I and II : paperback) 9780281071401 (pts. III and IV : paperback) 0281071403 (pts. III and IV : paperback) 2014482568 AHS 200129 20250312110735.0 18780877 eng