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This volume from distinguished Pauline scholar Joseph A. Fitzmyer contains several important essays on the Apostle Paul’s mission and teaching. Examine major issues such as Paul’s characteristic language, his Jewishness, and his relationship to the book of Acts. Also included is an insightful view of Paul’s opinion on preaching, and suggestions for preaching Pauline topics.

According to Allegro, it strings together quotations of Deut 5:28–29; 18:18–19 (referring to a prophet like Moses); Num 24:15–17 (an oracle of Balaam, referring to a star coming from Jacob and a scepter from Israel); Deut 33:8–11 (referring to Levi); and 4QPsJosh (a commentary on Josh 6:26). Allegro suggested that the unifying theme was eschatological, i.e., the destruction of those who did not accept the teaching of the Qumran sect. The lineup of Old Testament texts also suggested that the list
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