The Departure of an Apostle

Paul's Death Anticipated and Remembered

Bibliographic Data

ID24042606
AuthorsAlexander N Kirk (corresponding author)
Year2015
Volume406
Pages333
Publication date2015-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueThe Departure of an Apostle (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherMohr Siebeck (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1628/978-3-16-154312-8
OpenAlexW2342445691
ISBN9783161543128, 9783161543111
Open LibraryOL35947868M
LanguageEN
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What was Paul's attitude toward his own death? How did he act and what did he say and write in view of it? What hopes did he hold for himself beyond death? These questions are explored by Alexander N. Kirk through a close reading of four Pauline letters that look ahead to Paul's death and other relevant texts in the first two generations after Paul's death (AD 70-160). Thus, this book is a study of Paul's death in prospect and retrospect. Starting with the latter, Alexander N. Kirk examines portraits of the departed Paul in Acts, 1 Clement , the letters of Ignatius, Polycarp's letter To the Philippians , and the Martyrdom of Paul . Viewed as a part of Paul's early effective history, these early portraits of Paul offer substantial resources for the interpretation of his letters. The second half of the thesis examines portraits of the departing Paul in 1 and 2 Corinthians, Philippians, and 2 Timothy, arguing that Paul's death did not primarily present an existential challenge, but a pastoral one. Although touching upon several areas of recent scholarly interest, Alexander N. Kirk sets forth a new research question and fresh interpretations of early Christian and Pauline texts.

Apostle · Apostolic Fathers · Memory · New Testament Exegesis · Pauline Studies · Theology · Wirkungsgeschichte · Church History · New Testament · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · History · Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies · Philosophy · Paul, the Apostle, Saint

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