The Apostle and the Empire Preaching A Guide to Biblical Commentaries

A Guide to Biblical Commentaries and Reference Works

The Shape and Structure of Biblical Spirituality

a man at once brilliant

and the faith that drove him across the sea

humanly speaking

The Apostle and the Empire Preaching A Guide to Biblical CommentariesWas Paul silent on the injustices of the Roman Empire? Or have his letters just been misread? The inclusion of anti imperial rhetoric in Pauls writings has come under scrutiny in recent years. Pressing questions about just how much Paul critiques Rome in his letters and how publicly critical he could have afforded to be have led to high profile debatesmost notably between N. T. Wright and John M. G. Barclay. Having entered the conversation in 2015