Loading…

Dictionary of Paul and His Letters is unavailable, but you can change that!

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...

More than one hundred different terms, metaphors and images are used in the NT to describe God’s people with whom he has entered into a saving relationship in Christ. In addition to these descriptions several activities are said to characterize Christian believers. Integral to Paul’s teaching about the people of God is his use of the important word ekklēsia, a term meaning “congregation,” “church,” “gathering” or “assembly.” 1. Ekklēsia Outside the Bible 2. Ekklēsia in Paul 3. The Origin