Social-science Commentary on the Letters of Paul

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Social-science Commentary on the Letters of Paul is written by Bruce J. Malina and published by Fortress Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0800636406 (ISBN 10) and 9780800636401 (ISBN 13).

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.