The Sacred Writings of Paul: Selections Annotated & Explained (SkyLight Illuminations)
"A perceptive account of one of [Christianity's] greatest figures  ... illuminates Paul's deep spirituality." --Andrew Phillip Smith, author,The Lost Sayings of Jesus:  Teachings from Ancient Christian, Jewish, Gnostic and Islamic  Sources--Annotated and Explained"Masterful.... Brings Paul to life for the twenty-first century  reader who wishes ... to relate [Paul's] letters to her or his own  spiritual quest. [A beneficial] guide to one of the most influential  religious writers of all time." ----Adela Yarbro Collins, PhD, Buckingham Professor of New Testament  Criticism and Interpretation, Yale University Divinity School"People who have difficulty with Paul's [teachings] will  appreciate this book." --Beatrice Bruteau, PhD, author,The Holy Thursday Revolution"People who have difficulty with Paul's [teachings] will  appreciate this book." --Beatrice Bruteau, PhD, author,The Holy Thursday Revolution"Provocative ... opens fresh perspectives for understanding Paul's  message. Challenges readers to read key passages in Paul and to question  many [of their own] assumptions. A valuable contribution to Pauline  scholarship." --Rev. Richard Hauser, SJ, professor of theology and director of  Christian Spirituality Program, Creighton University"Scholarly and spiritual.... Paul's human weakness [is critiqued]  ... yet Paul shines through as provocative, visionary, and practical.  Challenges the reader to plumb the deepest meanings of [the writings of]  this often misunderstood leader in the early Jewish-Christian church." --David L. Coppola, PhD, Center for Christian-Jewish Understanding,  Sacred Heart University