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020			_a9781139049511 (ebook)
020			_z9780521767644 (hardback)
020			_z9780521757805 (paperback)
040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP _dBD-SySUS.
050	0	0	_aBS2506.3 _b.H37 2012
082	0	0	_a225.9/2 B _223
100	1		_aHarrill, J. Albert, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aPaul the Apostle : _bHis Life and Legacy in their Roman Context / _cJ. Albert Harrill.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2012.
300			_a1 online resource (224 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016).
520			_aThis book is a controversial new biography of the apostle Paul that argues for his inclusion in the pantheon of key figures of classical antiquity, along with the likes of Socrates, Alexander the Great, Cleopatra and Augustus. It first provides a critical reassessment of the apostle's life in its historical context that focuses on Paul's discourse of authority, which was both representative of its Roman context and provocative to his rivals within Roman society. It then considers the legend that developed around Paul as the history of his life was elaborated and embellished by later interpreters, creating legends that characterized the apostle variously as a model citizen, an imperial hero, a sexual role model, an object of derision and someone to quote from. It is precisely this rewriting of Paul's history into legend that makes the apostle a key transformative figure of classical antiquity.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9780521767644
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139049511
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
999			_c38240 _d38240