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1517 Media Social-Science Commentary on the Letters of Paul by STD Bruce J. Malina John J. Pilch
This latest addition to the Fortress Social-Science Commentaries on New Testament writings illuminates the values perceptions and social codes of the Mediterranean culture that shaped Paul and his interactions -both harmonious and conflicted - with others. Malina and Pilch add new dimensions to our understanding of the apostle as a social change agent his coworkers as innovators and his gospel as an assertion of the honor of the God of Israel.show more