Apostle on the Edge (2009 Cosby), book

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Apostle on the Edge: An Inductive Approach to Paul (2009) is a book by Michael R. Cosby.

Abstract

A textbook introducing the study of Paul and his letters.

Editions and translations

Published in Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox, 2009.

Table of contents

  • Introduction: Crossing the chasm of culture and time
  • Piecing the fragments together
  • Zealous for the law
  • Messianic expectations turned upside down
  • Greek and Roman religions of Paul's day
  • The fearless Apostle of Acts
  • Reading other people's mail: Philemon
  • 1 Thessalonians: problems with prophecy
  • 2 Thessalonians: get to work, you lazy moochers!
  • Galatians: a furious Apostle strikes back
  • 1 Corinthians: sex, booze, and ecstatic worship
  • 2 Corinthians: apostolic basket case
  • Philippians: thanks for the money
  • Romans: theology on the edge of conflict
  • Colossians: syncretism threatens the church *Ephesians: a sermon, not a letter
  • Monsters in the closet: the problem of pseudonymity
  • Pastoral Epistles: guarding Orthodoxy
  • Your view of the Apostle Paul

External links

  • [ Google Books]
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