Paul, Apostle of the Free Spirit - Softcover

Bruce, F.F.

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Synopsis

This is a biography of Paul by one of the foremost Pauline scholars of our time. While Bruce's primary concern is to portray the life of the apostle Paul, he also examines the main themes of Paul's thought, set in their historical background and illustrated from his letters.

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About the Author

F. F. Bruce was born in Elgin, Scotland, and received his education at the universities of Aberdeen, Cambridge and Vienna. He was lecturer in Greek at the Universities of Edinburgh and Leeds, and then moved on to Sheffield, where he served as Professor of Biblical History and Literature. He was appointed Rylands Professor of Biblical Criticism and Exegesis at the University of Manchester in 1959. He died in 1990.

Review

"The outcome is a very readable and well-ordered volume which combines a biographical sketch of Paul, an introduction to his writings and an outline of his theology in one integrated whole." -- Theology

"Clarity, profundity, good documentation and common sense abound ... has flashes of insight or erudition on practically every page." -- Church Times

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ISBN 10:  0853642095 ISBN 13:  9780853642091
Publisher: Paternoster Press, 1977
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