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The apostle Paul has been justifiably described as the first and greatest Christian theologian. His letters were among the earliest documents to be included in the New Testament and, as such, they shaped Christian thinking from the beginning. As a missionary, theologian, and pastor Paul wrestles with theological and ethical questions of his day in a way paradigmatic for Christian theology, not least for Christianitys own identity and continuing relationship with Judaism. The Cambridge Companion to St Paul provides an important assessment of this apostle and a fresh appreciation of his continuing significance today. With eighteen chapters written by a team of leading international specialists on Paul, the Companion provides a sympathetic and critical overview of the apostle, covering his life and work, his letters and his theology. The volume will provide an invaluable starting point and helpful resource for subsequent studies.

JAMES D. G. DUNN is Lightfoot Professor of Divinity at the University of Durham, where his research interests cover the evolution of the historical critical method, the third quest for the historical Jesus, the relation between Christianity and Judaism in the first century, and the theology of the New Testament. Professor Dunns recent publications have included The Partings of the Ways between Christianity and Judaism, commentaries on several New Testament books, and The Theology of Paul the Apostle. He is General Editor of Cambridges New Testament Theology series, in which he authored The Theology of Pauls Letter to the Galatians (1993).

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THE CAMBRIDGE COMPANION TO

ST PAUL

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Contents

JAMES D. G. DUNN

KLAUS HAACKER

STEPHEN C. BARTON

MARGARET M. MITCHELL

BRUCE LONGENECKER

JEROME MURPHY-O CONNOR

ROBERT JEWETT

MORNA HOOKER

LOREN T. STUCKENBRUCK

ANDREW T. LINCOLN

ARLAND J. HULTGREN

ALAN F. SEGAL

GRAHAM N. STANTON

L. W. HURTADO

LUKE TIMOTHY JOHNSON

BRIAN ROSNER

CALVIN J. ROETZEL

ROBERT MORGAN

BEN WITHERINGTON, III

Notes on contributors

James D. G. Dunn is Emeritus Lightfoot Professor of Divinity at the University of Durham. His research interests cover the quest of the historical Jesus, the emergence of Christianity in its distinctive character, the ongoing relations between Christianity and Judaism, the theology of the New Testament and the interpretation of the New Testament. Professor Dunns recent publications have included The Partings of the Ways between Christianity and Judaism (1991), commentaries on several New Testament books, The Theology of Paul the Apostle (1998), and Christianity in the Making, Vol. 1: Jesus Remembered (2003). He is General Editor of Cambridges New Testament Theology series, in which he authored The Theology of Pauls Letter to the Galatians (1993).

Stephen C. Barton is Reader in New Testament in the Department of Theology, University of Durham, and a non-stipendiary minister at St Johns Church, Nevilles Cross. His books include Discipleship and Family Ties in Mark and Matthew (1994), Invitation to the Bible (1997), and Life Together: Family, Sexuality and Community in the New Testament and Today (2001).

Klaus Haacker is Professor of New Testament at the Kirchliche Hochschule Wuppertal, Germany. His books include Die Stiftung des Heils: Untersuchungen zur Struktur der johanneischen Theologie (1972), Biblische Theologie als engagierte Exegese theologische Grundfragen und thematische Studie (1993), Paulus: Der Werdegang eines Apostels (1997), Der Brief des Paulus an die Rmer (1999), and Vershnung mit Israel: Exegetische Beitrge (2002). Since 1977 he has been editor of the bi-monthly periodical Theologische Beitrge.

Morna Hooker is Lady Margarets Professor Emerita at the University of Cambridge and Emerita Fellow of Robinson College. Her many publications include Pauline Pieces (1979),