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Our Mother Saint Paul

Beverly Roberts Gaventa

Paperback 2007-07-03

Gaventa helpfully explores maternal images of both divine and apostolic work in Paul's letters particularly Galatians, 1 Thessalonians, and Romans. She situates these images within Paul's larger apocalyptic framework in which a new creation is being born.
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In his epistles, Paul at various points uses maternal imagery to talk about his apostolic labors, sometimes actually referring to himself as a mother. For example, Paul writes that he must behave "like a nurse caring for her own children." Later, he writes, he "is in labor again" and must continue to nurse his fellow Christians with milk. These images, though known among earlier generations of Christians, today remain largely both unacknowledged and unexplored in thinking about Paul and his work. InOur Mother Saint Paul, Beverly Gaventa retrieves these images, explores their significance for understanding apostolic ministry, and demonstrates how they point beyond their original contexts and offer unique perspectives for understanding Paul's thought as well as the larger, cosmic understanding of the gospel.

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Gaventa helpfully explores maternal images of both divine and apostolic work in Paul's letters particularly Galatians, 1 Thessalonians, and Romans. She situates these images within Paul's larger apocalyptic framework in which a new creation is being born.
-Publisher.

Publisher Description

In his epistles, Paul at various points uses maternal imagery to talk about his apostolic labors, sometimes actually referring to himself as a mother. For example, Paul writes that he must behave "like a nurse caring for her own children." Later, he writes, he "is in labor again" and must continue to nurse his fellow Christians with milk. These images, though known among earlier generations of Christians, today remain largely both unacknowledged and unexplored in thinking about Paul and his work. InOur Mother Saint Paul, Beverly Gaventa retrieves these images, explores their significance for understanding apostolic ministry, and demonstrates how they point beyond their original contexts and offer unique perspectives for understanding Paul's thought as well as the larger, cosmic understanding of the gospel.

Koorong Code266567
ISBN0664231497
EAN9780664231491
Pages192
DepartmentAcademic
CategoryBiblical Studies
Sub-CategoryPaul
PublisherWestminster John Knox Press
Publication DateJul 2007
Dimensions14 x 167 x 227mm
Weight0.385kg