Understanding Paul: The Early Christian Worldview of the Letter to the Romans

by Stephen Westerholm and Dina Nayeri

Book Overview

Two thousand years later, Paul attracts more attention than any other figure from antiquity besides one," writes Stephen Westerholm. Why the fascination with the apostle Paul? Westerholm explains that Paul remains such a compelling figure because he was "a man completely captivated by a particular way of looking at life." Using the themes of the Epistle to the Romans, Westerholm helps readers understand the major components of Paul's vision of life...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801027314
• ISBN13: 9780801027314
• Release Date: August 2004
• Publisher: Baker Academic
• Length: 166 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Great Resource

I used this book to prepare for a class on Christian Worldview according to Paul and found it very helpful. Westerholm does a great job of helping us look beyond modern biases to see the world and Pauls's calling as PAUL would have seen it. His description of the "goodness" of God and his creation and the "parasitic" nature of evil are wonderful.

Great book.

This book is great. It is a fast and easy read, but it is full of great insights. Westerholm has a way of making the ideas of Paul easily understood. He uses great analogies to get his point across as well. If you are interested in Paul, in my opinion, this is a must read book.