summary of the main theological themes of Paul drawn from all the epistles viewed together as a whole.2 The second approach is to weave the Pauline epistles into the Acts narrative to produce a continuous story line for the life and ministry of Paul. A number of scholars have taken this approach, such as the influential volume by Conybeare and Howson at the turn of the twentieth century,3 and the more recent contribution of F. F. Bruce.4 This is the approach that is followed in the present volume.
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