01851cam a2200325 a 450000100090000000300090000900500170001800800410003501000170007602000180009302000150011103500240012604000840015005000250023408200150025910000200027424501340029425000120042826000370044030000330047750400620051050502530057252003200082560000310114563000680117663000460124470000380129085601060132885600910143415612950AU-EpEBC20111017203501.0090205s2009    nyu      b    001 0deng    a  2009004881  a9780061430725  a0061430722  a(OCoLC)ocn232978219  aDLCcDLCdYDXdBTCTAdBAKERdJQFdYDXCPdUPZdBURdABGdVP@dCQUdDLCdAU-EpEBC00aBS2650.52b.B67 2009  a227.06/BOR1 aBorg, Marcus J.14aThe first Paul :breclaiming the radical visionary behind the Church's conservative icon /cMarcus J. Borg, John Dominic Crossan.  a1st ed.  a[New York] :bHarperOne,cc2009.  avi, 230 p. ;bpbk ; c22 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [225]) and index.0 aPaul : appealing or appalling? -- How to read a Pauline letter -- The life of a long-distance apostle -- "Jesus Christ is Lord" -- "Christ crucified" -- "Justification by grace through faith" -- Life together "in Christ" -- The death of an apostle.  aThe authors show how the apostle was slowly but steadily "deradicalized" to fit Roman social norms in regards to slavery, patriarchy, and patronage. In truth, Paul was an appealing apostle of Jesus whose vision of life "in Christ"--one of his favored phrases--is remarkably faithful to the message of Jesus himself.00aPaul,cthe Apostle, Saint.00aBible.pN.T.pEpistles of PaulxCriticism, interpretation, etc.00aBible.pN.T.pEpistles of PaulxTheology.1 aCrossan, John Dominic.ejnt auth.423Contributor biographical informationuhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0913/2009004881-b.html423Publisher descriptionuhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0913/2009004881-d.html