{"product_id":"the-legend-and-the-apostle-the-battle-for-paul-in-story-and-canon-9780664244644","title":"The Legend and the Apostle: The Battle for Paul in Story and Canon","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe apostle Paul--antifeminist conformist, or social radical? Combining New Testament studies with folkloristic methods to search for the true identity of Paul, the author sheds new light on the apocryphal \u003ci\u003eActs of Paul\u003c\/i\u003e and the Pastoral Epistles of the canonical New Testament.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith this book, the legends surrounding the apostle have been rescued from near oblivion and properly placed in the Pauline tradition. Formulated in the days of early Christianity and handed down through the centuries, they cast new light on Paul's views about the ordination of women, the forms of Christian community, and the meaning of the gospel for politics, society, and sexuality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dennis Ronald MacDonald\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Westminster John Knox Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1983\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.22h x 6.06w x 0.39d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780664244644\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMacDonald, Dennis Ronald:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eDennis Ronald MacDonald\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of New Testament at Claremont School of Theology in Claremont, California. He is the author of many books and articles, including \u003ci\u003eThe Homeric Epics and the Gospel of Mark\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Acts of Andrew\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Westminster John Knox Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40083990315123,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_55e638a7-4cd4-4153-87cb-f0d0e4292434.jpg?v=1652365375","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-legend-and-the-apostle-the-battle-for-paul-in-story-and-canon-9780664244644","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}