Sons Then Heirs Kinship Ethn Lett Paul C: A Study of Kinship and Ethnicity in the Letters of Paul

by Caroline Johnson Hodge

Christianity is widely understood to be a "universal" religion that transcends the particularities of history and culture, including differences related to kinship and ethnicity. In traditional Pauline scholarship, this portrait of Christianity has been justified by the letters of Paul. Interpreters claim that Paul eliminates ethnicity, or at least separates it from what is important about Christianity.

This study challenges that perception...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195182162
• ISBN13: 9780195182163
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.4"