{"product_id":"paul-transformed-by-adela-yarbro-collins-9780300194425","title":"Paul Transformed","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePaul Transformed\u003c\/em\u003e offers a fascinating reception history of the theological, ethical, and social themes in the letters of Paul.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the first decades after the death of Jesus, the letters of the apostle Paul were the chief written resource for Christian believers and for those seeking to formulate Christian thought and practice. However, in the years following Paul's death, the early church witnessed a proliferation of contested—and often opposing—interpretations of his writings, as teaching was passed down, debated, and codified.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis engaging study by Adela Yarbro Collins traces the reception history of major theological, ethical, and social topics in the letters of Paul from the days of his apostleship through the first centuries of Christianity. Collins explores the evolution of Paul’s cosmic eschatology, his understanding of the resurrected body, marriage and family ethics, the role of women in the early church, and his theology of suffering.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePaying special attention to the ways these evolving interpretations provided frameworks for church governance, practice, and tradition, Collins illuminates the ways that Paul’s ideas were understood, challenged, and ultimately transformed by their earliest audiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47461237194988,"sku":"9780300194425","price":119.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780300194425-paul-transformed.jpg?v=1774963208","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/paul-transformed-by-adela-yarbro-collins-9780300194425","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}