<p>This landmark work, which has shaped a generation of scholarship, compares the apostle Paul with contemporary Judaism, both understood on their own terms. E. P. Sanders proposes a methodology for comparing similar but distinct religious patterns, demolishes a flawed view of rabbinic Judaism still prevalent in much New Testament scholarship, and argues for a distinct understanding of the apostle and of the consequences of his conversion. A new foreword by Mark A. Chancey outlines Sanders';s achievement, reviews the principal criticisms raised against it, and describes the legacy he leaves future interpreters.</p>
| ISBN: | 9781506438450 |
| Publication date: | 15th October 2017 |
| Author: | Sanders, E. P. |
| Publisher: | Fortress Press |
| Format: | Ebook |
<p>This landmark work, which has shaped a generation of scholarship, compares the apostle Paul with contemporary Judaism, both understood on their own terms. E. P. Sanders proposes a methodology for comparing similar but distinct religious patterns, demolishes a flawed view of rabbinic Judaism still prevalent in much New Testament scholarship, and argues for a distinct understanding of the apostle and of the consequences of his conversion. A new foreword by Mark A. Chancey outlines Sanders';s achievement, reviews the principal criticisms raised against it, and describes the legacy he leaves future interpreters.</p>
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Paul and Palestinian Judaism was written by Sanders, E. P. and published by Fortress Press
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