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In Paul Among the People, Sarah Ruden explores the writings of the evangelist Paul in the context of his time and culture, to recover his original message of freedom and love while overturning the common—and fundamental—misconception that Paul represented a puritanical, hysterically homophobic, misogynist, or reactionary vision.               By setting famous and controversial words of Paul against ancient Greek and Roman literature, Ruden reveals a radical message of human freedom and dignity at the heart of Paul’s preaching. Her training in the Classics allows her to capture the stark contrast between Paul’s Christianity and the violence, exploitation, and dehumanization permeating the Roman Empire in his era. In contrast to later distortions, the vision of Christian life Ruden finds in Paul is centered on equality before God and the need for people to love one another.  A remarkable work of scholarship, synthesis, and understanding, Paul Among the People recaptures the moral urgency and revolutionary spirit that made Christianity such a shock to the ancient world and laid the foundation of the culture in which we live today.

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• Hardcover : 199 pages


• Title : Paul Among the People: The Apostle Reinterpreted and Reimagined in His Own Time


• Language : English


• ISBN-10 : 385522576

 

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Paul Among the People: The Apostle Reinterpreted and
Author Sarah Ruden examines some of Paul's toughest teachings (women not speaking in church hair covered, slavery, government service, etc.) and then compares those teachings to the Greco Roman literature being written at the same time of Paul's letters. Paul Among the People definitely illuminates the depravity of the Romans, from their abstract acceptance of male pedophilia and pagan cults, and reveals Paul to be a true progressive in the middle of his cu
Paul Among the People: The Apostle Reinterpreted and
In Paul Among the People, Sarah Ruden explores the writings of the evangelist Paul in the context of his time and culture, to recover his original message of freedom and love while overturning the common—and fundamental—misconception that Paul represented a puritanical, hysterically homophobic, misogynist, or reactionary vision.
Paul Among the People: The Apostle Reinterpreted and
In Paul Among the People, Sarah Ruden explores the meanings of his words and shows how they might have affected readers in his own time and culture. She describes as well how his writings...
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Paul, I reflected, may never have read this poem (which depicts a crime that may never have happened), but it shows the kind of reputation sorcery had in the Roman Empire—certainly among people with a polytheistic background, who made up the main readership for his letters both during his lifetime and after it.
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Paul Among the People. August 31, 2020. It’s easy to forget that the Bible is a historical document. Thankfully, Sarah Ruden is all too aware of that fact and what she does with that knowledge opens up a fantastic perspective on Paul’s writings.
Paul Among the People: The Apostle Reinterpreted and
In Paul Among the People, Sarah Ruden explores the meanings of his words and shows how they might have affected readers in his own time and culture. She describes as well how his writings represented the new church as an alternative to old ways of thinking, feeling, and living.
Paul Among the People: The Apostle Reinterpreted and
In Paul Among the People, Sarah Ruden explores the meanings of his words and shows how they might have affected readers in his own time and culture. She describes as well how his writings represented the new church as an alternative to old ways of thinking, feeling, and living.
Paul Among the People: The Apostle Reinterpreted and
In Paul Among the People, Sarah Ruden explores the meanings of his words and shows how they might have affected readers in his own time and culture. She describes as well how his writings...
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Sarah Ruden’s book Paul Among the People: The Apostle Reinterpreted and Reimagined in His Own Time (New York: Image Books, 2010) is now available in paperback. This book has received mostly ...

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