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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...

. There is a strong OT background to the frequent references in Paul to the glory of God. Whereas the Hebrew word for “glory” (kāḇôḏ) was used of anything which possessed splendor, honor or conspicuousness, it soon came to have a special significance when applied to God. It came in fact to stand for the revelation of God, as when the psalmist maintained that the heavens declare the glory of God (Ps 19:1). OT history is seen as a record of God’s revelation of his glory in his activities