内容简介
Ofallthefirst-centurypartisansofChristianity,onlySt.Paulleftasubstantialwrittenlegacy.LettersattributedtohimcompriseaquarteroftheNewTestament,andanothertwelfthofitspages—mostoftheBookofActs—aredevotedtoadescriptionofhiscareer.St.Paul’slettersarethefocusofthisvolume.Closeattentionmustbepaidtothem,fortheyareourmostdirectandearliestprimarysourcesfromthebeginningofChristianity.Theyarepresentedhere,intheRevisedStandardVersion,withanintroductionandannotationsbyWayneA.Meeks.ThelettersareaccompaniedbyaselectionofcriticalwritingsonSt.Paulandhisinfluencebysomeoftheforemostreligiousandphilosophicalmindsofalltime.Togetherthesewritingsformathoroughintroductiontothemanwhohasbeencalled"thesecondfounderofChristianity."