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The Dictionary of Paul and His Letters is a one-of-a-kind reference work. Following the format of its highly successful companion volume, the Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels, this Dictionary is designed to bring students, teachers, ministers and laypeople abreast of the established conclusions and significant recent developments in Pauline scholarship. No other single reference works...

Paul’s extraordinarily frequent use of the term Christos calls for explanation. Paul often used the term as a virtual second name for Jesus, or as a way of distinguishing this particular Jesus from others. Various texts also show that Paul was well aware of the larger significance of the term Christos/Māšīaḥ. It is also notable that there are certain ways Paul refrained from using the term Christos; for instance, we never find the phrase “Jesus the Christ.” Careful study of the Jewish
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