Excellent4.8 out of 5On Trustpilot
  1. Theology Books/
  2. Pauline Theology

Bookmark this item

Paul Transformed: Reception of the Person and Letters of Paul in Antiquity

by Adela Yarbro Collins

  • Hardback
  • 224 pages
  • Publisher: Yale University Press
  • 15.6 x 23.5 x 1.5 cm

£30.12

Save 68% | Free UK Delivery

Available - Usually dispatched within 9 days

Buying for a Church or School? Get 10% off every order and Buy Now Pay Later
An Eden warehouse team member picking orders in Chester

Every order is picked and packed with care by our warehouse team in Chester

Living Wage Employer

Bookmark this item

For readers interested in Pauline theology today

Shows how Paul's ideas evolved in the early church

Deepens your understanding of Christian tradition

Explore how the early church interpreted, debated, and transformed the teachings of the Apostle Paul.

Our Mission

Equipping you for life's journey with Jesus:

  • Now a team of 60 – we've been serving the Church since 2004
  • Together we've raised over £1,000,000 for UK Christian charities
  • 25,000 churches are using the Eden Plus account
An Eden team member standing among warehouse book shelves

Free delivery on orders over £10

A fascinating reception history of the theological, ethical, and social themes in the letters of Paul In the first decades after the death of Jesus, the letters of the apostle Paul were the chief written resource for Christian believers, as well as for those seeking to formulate Christian thought and practice. But 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. In this engaging study, 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. She 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. Paying 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.
Paul Transformed: Reception of the Person and Letters of Paul in Antiquity and The Gnostic Scriptures
The Gnostic ScripturesPaul Transformed: Reception of the Person and Letters of Paul in Antiquity

  • Title

    Paul Transformed: Reception of the Person and Letters of Paul in Antiquity

  • Author

    Adela Yarbro Collins

  • Book Format

    Hardcover

  • Publisher

    Yale University Press

  • Published

    September 2022

  • Page Count

    224

  • Dimensions

    15.6 x 23.5 x 1.5 cm

  • ISBN

    9780300194425

  • ISBN-10

    0300194420

  • Eden Code

    5679369