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Rediscovering Paul: An Introduction to His World, Letters and Theology is unavailable, but you can change that!

For some of us, the Apostle Paul is like a distant uncle. We’ve heard he’s pretty important. We’ve read the good parts of his letters. But sometimes he comes across as prickly and unpredictable. Not someone you’d like to hang out with at a coffee shop. He’d raise his voice, try to convert the barista, and we’d want to slink out the back door. For a mid-afternoon latte, we’d prefer Jesus over...

(PMich.) 8.486: “Sempronius Clemens to his most esteemed Apollinarius, greeting.” Paul’s letters began in similar fashion, as we can see in Romans 1:1, 7: “Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle … to all God’s beloved in Rome.… Grace to you and peace.” Although Paul’s opening follows the pattern, he expands all three parts of the address. Paul described himself in greater detail than what was typical for his day. When he identified himself, as in his letter to the Romans, he did
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