Paul, Apostle of God's Glory in Christ: A Pauline Theology

Paul, Apostle of God's Glory in Christ: A Pauline Theology by Schreiner, Thomas R.. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780830828258.

Every serious student of the New Testament and of Christian theology must come to grips with the apostle Paul. In Paul, Apostle of Gods Glory in Christ,Thomas R. Schreiner gives us a sound and insightful exposition and assessment of Pauls theology that is well-geared to the needs of seminary students and working pastors. While thoroughly informed by the issues of contemporary Pauline studies, he offers an account of Pauls theology that is relatively unburdened by scholarly trappings but deals directly with the matter. "The goal of writing a Pauline theology," he writes, "is to unearth Pauls worldview and to present it to contemporaries. Our task is not merely to reproduce Pauls thinking on various topics but to rightly estimate what is most important in his thinking and to set forth the inner connections between the various themes." Like most writers of a Pauline theology, Schreiner discerns something at the heart and soul of Pauls theology. As Schreiner puts it, "The passion of Pauls life, the center and foundation and capstone of his vision, and the animating motive of his mission was the supremacy of God in and through the Lord Jesus Christ." Schreiner has stitched this theme into the fabric of his book, and the result is a Pauline theology that is not only informative, but spiritually uplifting, as well. Here is a Pauline theology eminently suited to the needs of theological students and preachers.