TY - BOOK AU - Gager,John G TI - Reinventing Paul SN - 9780198030799 AV - BS2655 PY - 2000/// CY - Oxford, New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - Paul, KW - Bible KW - Epistles of Paul KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - Christianity and other religions KW - Judaism KW - Electronic books N1 - 1 (pages 153.-187) and indexes; Ch. 1. The Traditional View of Paul --; Ch. 2. New Views of Paul --; Ch. 3. The Letter to the Galatians --; Ch. 4. The Letter to the Romans --; Ch. 5. Loose Ends; 2 N2 - Throughout the Christian era, Paul has stood at the center of controversy, accused of being the father of Christian anti-Semitism. In this highly accessible book, John Gager challenges this entrenched view of Paul, arguing persuasively that Paul's words have been taken out of their original context, distorted, and generally misconstrued. Using Paul's own writings, Gager brilliantly sets forth a controversial interpretation of the apostle's teaching as he takes us in search of the "real" Paul. Through an exhaustive analysis of Paul's letters to the Galatians and the Romans, he provide UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=277655 ER -