Paul · A Critical Life by Murphy-O'Connor -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Page Title Page Copyright Page Preface Contents List of Figures Abbreviations 1 The Chronological Framework

The Evidence from the Pauline Letters The Evidence from the Acts of the Apostles Developing a Chronology for Paul’s Life

2 Growing Up in Tarsus

The City of Tarsus The Family of Paul Education

3 A Pharisee in Jerusalem

A Student in Jerusalem? Pharisaic Studies A Married Man Persecutor of the Church

4 Conversion and its Consequences

Conversion Arabia Damascus Jerusalem The Missing Years

5 Learning with the Thessalonians

Contacts with Thessalonica Thessalonica and its Christians Maintenance differs from Mission

6 Meetings and Meals: Jerusalem and Antioch

The Jerusalem Conference Why did James agree with Paul on Circumcision? The Agreement The Collection Antioch and its Jews The Problems of a Mixed Community The Law a Rival to Christ Pastoral Instruction

7 The Years in Ephesus

Two Journeys through Asia Minor to the West Ephesus The Founding of the Church Missionary Expansion Imprisonment The Date of Galatians An Ephesian Chronology

8 Conflict in Galatia

Galatia: Land and People Paul’s Ministry in Galatia The Cause of the Crisis Paul’s Response

9 Partnership at Philippi

Philippi A Series of Letters The Letter from Prison The Letter of Warning

10 Contemplation at Colossae

The Lycus Valley Missionary Strategy Paul’s Apostolic Office The Cosmic Christ Eschatology and Ethics The Household Code Did Paul visit Colossae?

11 Confusion at Corinth

Letters to Corinth The Road from Athens to the Isthmus The Narrative of Acts The Evangelization of Corinth A Turbulent Community Contacts with Corinth The Kaleidoscope Letter

12 Corinth in Crisis

An Unplanned Visit The Painful Letter Departure for Troas The Report of Titus Winter in Macedonia Plans for the Collection Once Again a Missionary Bad News from Corinth

13 Looking Westward

The Textual Problems of Romans Planning for the Future The Writing of the Letter to the Romans

14 The Last Years

An Uncertain Future A Farewell Circuit of the Aegean Sea Paul’s Reception in Jerusalem A Roman Prisoner The Pastoral Letters Rome and Spain Once More the Aegean The Problem of Timothy What did the Future Hold? Martyrdom

Bibliography Index of Passages Cited: I: Old Testament II: New Testament III: Jewish Writings IV: Christian Writings V: Classical Authors General Index Footnotes