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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...

To try to capture in succinct and synthetic form Paul’s understanding of God is an almost impossible task. There are several reasons why this enterprise is risky, even if necessary. For one thing, Paul’s thought is never systematic, never speculative. Rather like the composition of his letters his mind moves to express his teaching in response to the needs of his congregations. This makes his “doctrine of God” less part of his reasoned theology and more implicit in his pastoral and pragmatic