Paul, the Apostle of Christ

'The monumental retrieval of Baur through greatly improved (and some new) English translations reaches a high point in this edition of his 1845 Paul. His critical analysis of Acts has survived best, but the pioneer's insights and mistakes about the shorter epistles both remain instructive, and his Hegel-influenced interpretation of Paul's theology is still suggestive. Reflection on both the history of biblical interpretation and the place of philosophy in theological interpretation stand to be stimulated by this refurbished classic, again very helpfully introduced by Professor Hodgson.' Robert Morgan, University of Oxford 'F.C. Baur's book on Paul is one of the classics of biblical scholarship and perhaps his best individual work. Peter Hodgson and Robert Brown are to be congratulated on this excellent new translation which provides readers of English with a reliable and elegant text.' Johannes Zachhuber, University of Oxford 'Brown and Hodgson's fresh and deeply learned translation of Ferdinand Christian Baur's masterpiece, Paul, the Apostle of Jesus Christ, invites - and permits - us to revisit Baur's claim of the centrality of Paul's conversion to the making of Gentile Christianity. It comes at just the right moment, when the meanings - and politics - of conversion, for persons and communities, are once again the focus of intense debate across the disciplines.' Christine Helmer, Northwestern University 'Ferdinand Christian Baur's Paul is an outstanding milestone in modern New Testament scholarship. The editors provide a clear translation with helpful annotations. With their concise introduction, they give us much support to understand Baur's interpretation of Paul's theology. Baur deals with topics of Pauline theology that are still discussed today. The editors show us Baur as a great, critical, and contemporary Pauline exegete. The spirit of freedom in Baur's book is revealed through this edition.' Christof Landmesser, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen