William Joseph Cobble

Contending with Paul 2

What Paul's Letters Tell Us About Their Author(s) - And Why We Should Listen

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An Amazon #1 New Release in: "Christian Education" & "Christian Bible History and Culture." #2 Best Seller in "Christian History" (December 2024) >Hidden within these letters are statements such as these which sound very unlike the Paul of the seven Undisputed Letters: * Women achieve salvation through childbirth: "Yet she will be saved through childbearing providing they continue in faith and love and holiness, with modesty." (1st Timothy 2:15) * Women are to be subjugated within the church: "I permit no woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she is to keep silent." (1st Timothy 2:12) * Slaves must obey their masters as they would obey Jesus: "Slaves, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, in singleness of heart, as you obey Christ ... (Ephesians 6:5) * Jesus' sufferings were insufficient for the Church, but Paul's are not: "I am now rejoicing in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am completing what is lacking in Christ's afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church. (Colossians 1:24) In 2 Thessalonians 2:2-3, Paul warns his young congregation not to "become easily unsettled or alarmed" by a "teaching allegedly from us" that could reach the church "by letter." He instructs his congregation: "Let no one deceive you in any way." If First Century forgers were are already circulating letters claiming to be written by Paul during his ministry years, could any of these have found their way into the New Testament? How would we know? Could any of the Disputed Letters be one of these? "Contending with Paul 2" examines the journeys of all thirteen of Paul's letters and the Book of Hebrews. Approaching these letters as historical documents, the author looks through the eyes of the scholars in order to understand what has raised their skepticism about the the six Disputed Letters. Thus begins a detective story which starts by tracking all references to Paul and his letters in the first two centuries of Christianity, as the documents are slowly accepted as scripture, and ends by examining their place in the world today. The author delves into Paul's theology in order to compare and contrast his deepest held doctrines with what is found in each of the New Testament letters that bear his name. The seven Undisputed Letters are also assessed for any signs of editing or alteration that may have occurred in those centuries when the letters were copied by hand. In the end, what is uncovered will enrich the reader's knowledge of all of Paul's letters, but will provide much to consider regarding the six Disputed Letters and the power they continue to wield.

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• Verlag: Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp
• Seitenzahl: 162
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Oktober 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 227g
• ISBN-13: 9798339897392
• Artikelnr.: 72146014