Paul, Apostle of Weakness - Softcover

Black, David Alan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1610976037 ISBN 13: 9781610976039

Publisher: Pickwick Publications, 2012

Synopsis

In this practical book every occurrence of astheneia and its cognates in the Pauline Epistles is examined, both in its immediate context and in its relation to Pauline thought as a whole. The analysis begins, first, by examining both secular and Septuagintal Greek usages of astheneia as well as its usage in the non-Pauline New Testament writings. It then proceeds, secondly, by defining Paul's astheneia termini from letter to letter and context to context. All the passages in the Pauline literature where the words appear undergo a detailed exegetical examination. The Pauline weakness motif is then summarized, with the conclusion that the concept of weakness is foundational to Paul's anthropology, Christology, and ethics.

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About the Author

David Alan Black (ThD, University of Basel) is Professor of New Testament and Greek at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina. His recent publications include Perspectives on the Ending of Mark, Why Four Gospels?, and The Jesus Paradigm. He and his wife live on a 123-acre working farm in southern Virginia and are self-supporting missionaries to Ethiopia.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pickwick Publications
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1610976037
• ISBN 13: 9781610976039
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 214