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The apostle Paul has long had his admirers and revilers. And contemporary Christians often harbor private misgivings about this prominent apostle. Paul sounds harsh, intolerant, misogynistic, and his gospel surely misconstrues the message of Jesus. "How is it," they want to ask, "that some Christians can speak so fondly of Paul?" Anthony Thiselton is an unabashed admirer of Paul, a student of his letters and a devotee of his gospel. Over a range of issues, Thiselton cleans the lens and sharpens the focus to give us snapshots of Paul's life, mission and thought. Whatever your level of knowledge and experience of Paul, you will find The Living Paul informative and interesting, nuanced and inspiring. A portrait of Paul rendered in the deft strokes of a master.
- Sales Rank: #666801 in Books
- Brand: InterVarsity Press
- Published on: 2010-03-18
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x .60" w x 6.00" l, .55 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 190 pages
Review
"This relatively slm volume will bear much fruit in the hearts and minds of readers." (Rev. Richard Kew, The Living Church, May 6, 2013)
"Almost everything that Thiselton writes makes his readers work, sometimes quite hard. The Living Paul is briefer than many of his books but is no exception. Yet I suspect that if it is properly digested this relatively slim volume will bear much fruit in the hearts and minds of readers, especially if they also happen to be preachers and teachers." (Rev. Richard Kew, The Living Church, May 6, 2012)
"For pastors and educated lay people who want to sharpen their thinking and broaden their understanding, this book provides an excellent springboard for further reading, as well as a nuanced introduction to Pauline theology." (Susan Eastman, Interpretation, 66(1))
"Good introductions to Paul's life and theology are always welcome, and this book certainly fits that category." (Donald Senior, Bible Today, July 2010)
"Thiselton's richly synthetic yet immensely readable book provides a superb general introduction to St. Paul's life and writings. His masterful treatment of historical contexts and scholarly evaluations includes an unusual sensitivity to the interplay of Pauline criticism with the broader intellectual history of Mediterranean and western tradition, period by period. This culminates in a bracing excursus on the pertinence of postmodernist literary theories to the interpretative tradition of the Pauline corpus which is, by itself, worth the price of the book for a serious student." (David Lyle Jeffrey, Distinguished Professor of Literature and the Humanities, Baylor University)
"Drawing upon his lifetime of study, research and teaching about Paul and hermeneutics, Tony Thiselton brings it all together to provide this wide-ranging yet concise introduction to the apostle's life and work, as well as to the main areas of his thought and his theology. Masterful in its scope, it is greatly to be welcomed." (The Rev'd Prof. Richard Burridge, F.K.C., dean of King's College London, and professor of biblical interpretation)
"In the hands of a master scholar and teacher, Paul's letters come alive for a wide readership. This is an outstanding, reliable guide to the great apostle's life and thought, the fruit of over 40 years of engagement with the thought of the intellectual giant among the first followers of Jesus." (Graham Stanton, Lady Margaret's Professor of Divinity Emeritus, University of Cambridge)
About the Author
Anthony C. Thiselton is professor of Christian theology at the University of Nottingham. He is known internationally for his work on hermeneutics. More recently he has published 1 Corinthians: A Shorter Exegetical and Pastoral Commentary and The Hermeneutics of Doctrine.
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful.
A Good, But Disappointing, Intro to Paul
By danny
This review originally appeared on [...] on 4/29/10.
Special thanks to Adrianna at IVP for a review copy of this book.
Anthony Thiselton is a well-known figure in contemporary biblical studies, a man crossing a number of specializations: New Testament exegete, systematician, philosopher (especially as it relates to hermeneutics). In this little volume (162 pages of text) the reader is treated to a little bit of everything: a summary of Paul's life and teaching (Thiselton the NT scholar), forays into Paul's contribution to Christian doctrine (Thiselton the systematician), and even a final chapter on Paul and postmodern thought (Thiselton the philosopher). Thiselton is a rare breed in that he is quite capable in all of these areas, and even rarer for offering The Living Paul, a book written for those perhaps unfamiliar with Paul and the debates surrounding his writings.
For much of the book, Thiselton succeeds in providing an informed and stimulating "introduction to the Apostle's life and thought" (as the subtitle goes). His opening chapters on "obstacles to appreciating Paul" are helpful, particularly his discussion of "new creation" (which is essentially Thiselton fleshing out the "already/not yet" in Paul's writings).
One helpful aspect of the book was how Thiselton situated Paul the letter writer in his discussion of Paul the travelling missionary pastor. This helps the reader understand how letters such as 1-2 Thessalonians and the Corinthians letters fit into Paul's ministry as a missionary rather than seeing them as detached from his church planting (after all, Paul the Letter Writer and Paul the Missionary both fall under his role as Paul the Apostle to the Gentiles). Unfortunately, Thiselton does not carry this out for all of Paul's letters, including overviews of some within various chapters. Because of this, this book is not the ideal place to get an overview of each Pauline letter, but it does help to tie the letters into his broader ministry and theology, something that can be lost with other approaches.
Chapters 5, 6 & 7 showcase Thiselton's abilities as a theologian. With admirable clarity he demonstrates how Paul sets the stage for later articulations of the Trinity, noting that neither Jesus nor the Spirit are created beings in Pauline theology, and that God, Jesus and the Spirit co-operate in remarkable ways (in creation, redemption, prayer, and so on). There are a couple points that will cause discomfort for some readers: his reliance on Moltmann's understanding of God co-suffering with Jesus, and his claim that many have an understanding of spiritual gifts that is "too supernatural" (I know of many missionaries and third-world believers who would laugh at this claim). I also found it interesting that Thiselton, while engaging multiple scholars, does not interact with Gordon Fee's massive book on the Holy Spirit in Paul's letters. But all in all I found these chapters stimulating and creatively presented.
Perhaps my favorite chapter (16) was his treatment of eschatology. He ably and concisely demonstrates the weakness of many contemporary evangelical approaches. "Paul is less interested in individual destiny, or survival of death, and `heaven', than in the three great corporate and cosmic events of the resurrection, the last judgement, and the Parousia of Christ" (p135). He also rejects the approach of Bultmann which sees eschatological passages as dealing strictly with present behavior, as well as attempts to equate Paul's hope with "secular progressivism." His discussion of the resurrection of the body and Christ's return explains Paul's thought clearly without losing the audience at hand. If someone is looking for a succinct treatment of 1 Corinthians 15 to recommend, this is it.
The last chapter on "Paul and postmodernity" was an interesting read, though I'm afraid that someone without at least a basic familiarity to postmodern philosophy will be easily lost. If this book were being used in a church study group, it would be best to have someone on hand well versed in these discussions to explain the issues and why they matter.
This book, as good as it is, is not without some problems, as I see them. First, the constant reference to the disputed nature of some of the Pauline corpus (Colossians, Ephesians, the Pastoral Epistles) gets tiresome quickly. I would much prefer Thiselton note the debate early in the book, chose a side and stick with it. Instead, he annoys the reader with "if we allow Pauline authorship of Ephesians" and "the perhaps deutero-Pauline Pastorals" type comments throughout the book.
Second, there were a few times when Thiselton would refer to a scholar, but never cite that person's work. Thus, while I now know that Terence Donaldson defends the "New Perspective on Paul," I know neither who Terence Donaldson is nor what he has written on the subject. Why mention him at all?
Lastly, the clarity with which Thiselton writes (praised above) is inconsistent. Maybe I was tired, but while reading his chapter on justification, I got confused- and I'm familiar with the discussion! While a scholar will appreciate the brief summary, I have no idea how any layperson (the audience of the book, mind you), with little-to-no orientation to the discussion, would be able to keep up. The problem is that Thiselton spends too much time surveying the various approaches (this happens in other chapters, but it kills this one). There were simply too many names thrown about to be helpful. What I wanted was Thiselton's thoughts on Paul's doctrine of justification (after all, I'm reading Thiselton's book!), but had trouble sifting through the discussion to discern his view. Interestingly, I'd make the same criticism about his massive commentary on 1 Corinthians.
Does Thiselton succeed in offering an accessible guide to Paul's life and thought? For the most part, yes. There are portions of the book that are simply outstanding and would benefit anyone who reads it. But there are other points when I'm just not sure he hits the target audience. The teacher in the local church (which is what I do and the perspective from which I write this review) would do well to refer to The Living Paul in preparation and could even have certain chapters picked out for church members to read, either leaving out the more confusing portions, or taking extra time to explain them.
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful.
An encyclopedic introduction to Paul.
By PastoralMusings
The Living Paul
Subtitled, An Introduction to The Apostle's Life and Thought, this book lives up to its title.
Written by Anthony C. Thiselton, professor of Christian Theology at the University of Nottingham, The Living Paul will be a helpful addition to any Bible student's library.
The first four chapters deal with Paul as a person, preacher, writer, apostle, etc. and introduce us to the man.
The following chapters deal with Pauline thought. Referencing various theologians and various viewpoints time and again, this book seeks to draw from learned men for the purpose of presenting Paul to us, and has done a good job for a book that is an introduction.
What I appreciate the most of this book is the arrangement of it. While I appreciate its content, and benefit from it, the arrangement is very helpful. Not only does it provide a bibliography, but a good index. The arranging of the chapters is well done, too. One only need to go to the table of contents to determine where he shall find that aspect of Paul's thought he wishes to consider. In that sense this book is a mini encyclopedia of Pauline thought and doctrine.
Of special interest is the fact that the author deals with much modern thought as he deals with Pauline thought. The New Perspective on Paul is discussed as well as postmodernism. The latter shows how relevant Paul is to today's issues.
The con is that I believe there are many who would be put off by the fact that the author does not see Paul as a complementarian when it comes to the roles of men and women. While I think Paul was, I do not see this as a reason to reject the whole book.
The Living Paul will not only be a read-through-at-once book, but also a good reference book.
Thanks to IVP for providing this book for review.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
A Good Intro to Paul
By Nick Peters
Paul is always an interesting figure to discuss and opinions can be very divided on him. Still, if you are going to talk about the New Testament and the rise of early Christianity, it is essential that you talk about Paul. Thiselton's book is an aim to bring an easily readable work to the layman audience to better understand Paul. He takes a number of issues and looks to see what Paul says about them.
The book starts with simply looking at the life of Paul. What is the relationship with Paul and Jesus? For instance, a number of people think that Jesus could have very well had this great idea and then Paul came along and messed everything up. Was this true? What did it mean for Paul to be an apostle to the Gentiles? Who was the man Paul and what was his methodology for going through the Mediterranean world and spreading Christianity? There are many of us that like to look at the teachings of Paul without considering Paul the man. We could perhaps better realize how seriously he took the teachings of Jesus if we realize how much he went through to share them.
But of course, doctrine has to be there. We in the West do tend to like that. Thiselton takes a number of issues. Some of them are ones that we would expect to see regularly, such as the Holy Spirit and the person of Jesus and looking to see if there's Trinitarianism in the writings of Paul. Others are definitely worth mention but sometimes ones we don't emphasize enough, though there are no doubt groups out there in Christianity that do. These would be his views on baptism and the Lord's Supper. Thiselton also writes on the ethics of Christianity especially including our sexual ethics and Paul was well ahead of his time with those.
Naturally, there are issues related to salvation, the nature of the church, and eschatology. These are all big debates today and Thiselton does present some of the latest work and speaks about it, such as looking at the idea of justification that is presented by N.T. Wright. He also deals with some objections such as the idea that Paul uses the term "we" in 1 Thess. 4 to describe what happens when Jesus returns and asks if Paul was off on his timing.
Some might be surprised that the last section in the book is a look at Paul and postmodernism. There were ideas back in the time of Paul that could be considered postmodern or at least pre-postmodern (There's an odd concept to think about) just like there was a proto form of Gnosticism going around in Paul's day. Thiselton looks at some of the postmoderns today and sees what Paul would have to say in relation to their claims about reality.
Thiselton's read is one that will help inform the layman on the life of Paul. There were times I would have liked a little bit more and the pace seemed to move a bit slowly for me, but much of the information is quite good and would be helpful to any student wanting to study Paul.
In Christ,
Nick Peters
Deeper Waters Christian Ministries
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