The Political Theology of Paul

by Jacob Taubes

Book Overview

This highly original interpretation of Paul by the Jewish philosopher of religion Jacob Taubes was presented in a number of lectures held in Heidelberg toward the end of his life, and was regarded by him as his "spiritual testament." Taubes engages with classic Paul commentators, including Karl Barth, but also situates the Pauline text in the context of Freud, Nietzsche, Benjamin, Adorno, Scholem, and Rosenzweig. In his distinctive argument for...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804733457
• ISBN13: 9780804733458
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 9.0"