Paul, the Jewish theologian
Subtitle: a Pharisee among Christians, Jews, and Gentiles
By: Brad H. Young.
Publisher: Hendrickson Publishers
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Peabody, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 164
Subjects: Paul, -- the Apostle, Saint.; Pharisees.; Judaism -- Relations -- Christianity.; Christianity and other religions -- Judaism.
Description: Paul the Jewish Theologian reveals Saul of Tarsus as a man who, though rejected in the synagogue, never truly left Judaism. Author Young disagrees with long held notions that Hellenism was the context which most influenced Paul's communication of the Gospel. This skewed notion has led to widely divergent interpretations of Paul's writings. Only in rightly aligning Paul as rooted in his Jewishness and training as a Pharisee can he be correctly interpreted.

Young asserts that Paul's view of the Torah was always positive, and he separates Jesus' mission among the Jews from Paul's call to the Gentiles.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [141]-156) and index.