Paul the Apostle of Jesus Christ

Baurs Paul the Apostle of Jesus Christ was the major study of Paul published in the nineteenth century and it is one of the greatest works of all time on Paul. It lays the basis for modern Pauline scholarship. The first part The Life and Activity of the Apostle Paul consists of a thoroughgoing deconstruction of the account of Paul found in the Acts of the Apostles. While the author of Acts passed on historical traditions about Paul he greatly embellished them with stories about the miraculous feats of the apostles and constructed the entire account to show fictitious parallels between the apostles Peter and Paul. The second part The Epistles of the Apostle Paul is divided into three main sections: the authentic epistles of Paul (Galatians 1 and 2 Corinthians Romans) the deutero-Pauline epistles (Ephesians Colossians Philippians Thessalonians Philemon) and the Pastoral Epistles (1 and 2 Timothy Titus). In the first two parts Baurs historical-critical skills are at their finest. The third part The Apostles Theological Framework draws the elements of Pauline theology into a magnificent synthesis where the influence of Hegel and Schleiermacher is evident. The earlier English translation is no longer adequate. Our new translation presents a very readable text with critical annotations and translations of all the scriptural passages quoted in Greek. Baur on Paul truly becomes available in English for the first time.