The Apostle Paul is the author of almost half of the New Testament and one of Christianity's key theologians. In this new and ground-breaking book E. P. Sanders offers a comprehensive study of Paul's life and work, drawing on a lifetime of studying Christianity's most controversial apostle, a rabbi who became the apostle to the Gentiles. As well as giving a detailed study of the life of Paul and an close reading of Paul's letters he offers profound and wide-ranging insights into the legacy of the man without whom Christianity would not be what it is today. E. P. Sanders has for many years been one of the leading scholars of Paul's life and work. His book is a key text for scholars and students alike.