Paul : Apostle of the Heart Set Free

Written by one of the best known and most respected evangelical biblical scholars of all time, this illustrated volume explores all of the primary themes in Paul's thought as they developed in the historical context of his life and travels. This new paperback edition of Paul will be used with profit by all who have an interest in the early church.

F. F. Bruce (1910-1990) was the Rylands Professor of Biblical Criticism and Exegesis at the University of Manchester, England

Preface

11

(2)

Abbreviations

13

(2)

Introduction

15

(7)

The Rise of Rome

22

(4)

The Jews under Foreign Rule

26

(6)

``Of No Mean City''

32

(5)

``This Man is a Roman Citizen''

37

(4)

``A Hebrew Born of Hebrews''

41

(12)

``When the Time had Fully Come''

53

(9)

The Beginning of ``The Way''

62

(7)

Persecutor of the Church

69

(5)

Paul Becomes a Christian

74

(9)

Paul and the Jerusalem Tradition

83

(12)

Paul and the Historical Jesus

95

(18)

Paul and the Exalted Christ

113

(13)

Paul and the Hellenistic Mission

126

(8)

Man of Vision and Man of Action

134

(14)

Conference in Jerusalem

148

(12)

Church Extension in Cyprus and Asia Minor

160

(13)

The Gentile Problem

173

(15)

``What the Law could not do''

188

(15)

Flesh and Spirit

203

(9)

Antioch to Philippi

212

(11)

Christianity in Thessalonica

223

(12)

Paul and the Athenians

235

(13)

The Church of God at Corinth

248

(16)

Corinthian Correspondence

264

(16)

Baptism and the Lord's Supper in Pauline Thought

280

(6)

Ephesus: Open Door and Many Adversaries

286

(14)

Paul and the Life to Come

300

(14)

Farewell to Macedonia and Achaia

314

(11)

The Gospel according to Paul

325

(14)

Last Visit to Jerusalem

339

(15)

Caesarea and the Appeal to Caesar

354

(14)

``And So We Came to Rome''

368

(11)

Paul and Roman Christianity

379

(14)

The Letter to Philemon

393

(14)

Principalities and Powers

407

(17)

The Quintessence of Paulinism

424

(17)

The Last Days of Paul: History and Tradition

441

(15)

Concluding Reflections

456

(19)

Chronological Table

475

(1)

Select Bibliography

476

(5)

Indexes

481

Index of People, Places and Writings

483

Index of Subjects

490

Index of References: Classical Writers

494

Old Testament

495

New Testament

497

Jewish Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha

507

Dead Sea Scrolls

508

Josephus

508

Philo

509

Other Jewish Writings

509

Christian Writings

510

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Paul : Apostle of the Heart Set Free

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