Paul and Politics: Ekklesia, Israel, Imperium, Interpretation
"Nothing more need be said about this book other than that it is a fitting tribute to one of the greatest scholars of Christianity and most righteous of human beings in our time. Professor (and Bishop) Stendahl is being honored here by seeing the concrete and magnificent effects of the seed that he planted taking root and bearing fruit and flower in splendid essays by many of the leading lights of progressive Pauline scholarship in the generation that he taught. The book makes an important and coherent statement, rare among Festschriften." —Daniel Boyarin, University of California at Berkeley (Daniel Boyarin, Univ of California at Berkeley)"This collection of essays is a welcome publication that appropriately nuances and advances the provocative challenges—about Paul and many other topics—that we have long associated with the voice and writings of Krister Stendahl." — Vincent L. Wimbush, Union Theological Seminary, NY (Vincent L. Wimbush, Union Theological Seminary)"Very highly recommended for personal and academic Christian history and theology reference collections and reading lists, Paul and Politics is a seminal and scholarly work that will prove an admirably springboard for group study and seminar discussions." — Wisconsin Bookwatch, the library newsletter of the Midwest Book Review, March 2001 (Wisconsin Book Watch)"[P]rovides much helpful information about the ethos and structure of the ancient world. There are important exegetical insights into several of Paul's letters that should not be missed." (Ann Jarvis Wycliffe Theological College Theology Today, January 2002Theology Today)"This collection is challenging and opens up innovative vistas that could reshape Pauline studies in the near future. The collection certainly carries forward directions developed by Krister Stendahl. The various authors openly express differences of interpretation-they do not reflect a monolithic viewpoint...Those who eschew the term politics in Pauline studies may not agree, but they will hardly be able to ignore the work of this study group. Paul and the early churches he founded cannot be detached from the politics and power of the Roman Empire."—Stuart L. Love, The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, Vol. 63, 2001 (Stuart L. LoveCatholic Biblical Quarterly)"Nothing more need be said about this book other than that it is a fitting tribute to one of the greatest scholars of Christianity and most righteous of human beings in our time. Professor (and Bishop) Stendahl is being honored here by seeing the concrete and magnificent effects of the seed that he planted taking root and bearing fruit and flower in splendid essays by many of the leading lights of progressive Pauline scholarship in the generation that he taught. The book makes an important and coherent statement, rare among Festschriften." —Daniel Boyarin, University of California at Berkeley (Sanford Lakoff)"This collection of essays is a welcome publication that appropriately nuances and advances the provocative challenges—about Paul and many other topics—that we have long associated with the voice and writings of Krister Stendahl." — Vincent L. Wimbush, Union Theological Seminary, NY (Sanford Lakoff)"[P]rovides much helpful information about the ethos and structure of the ancient world. There are important exegetical insights into several of Paul's letters that should not be missed." (Sanford LakoffTheology Today)"This collection is challenging and opens up innovative vistas that could reshape Pauline studies in the near future. The collection certainly carries forward directions developed by Krister Stendahl. The various authors openly express differences of interpretation-they do not reflect a monolithic viewpoint...Those who eschew the term politics in Pauline studies may not agree, but they will hardly be able to ignore the work of this study group. Paul and the early churches he founded cannot be detached from the politics and power of the Roman Empire."—Stuart L. Love, The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, Vol. 63, 2001 (Sanford LakoffCatholic Biblical Quarterly)