Dictionary of Paul and His Letters (The IVP Bible Dictionary Series) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Gerald F. Hawthorne, Ralph P. Martin
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Publisher: InterVarsity Press
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Designed to bring students, teachers, pastors and general readers up-to-date and up-to-speed, this dictionary presents more information than any other single work, dealing exhaustively with Pauline theology, literature, background and scholarship.
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 Gaffin Is A Diamond In The Rough September 22, 2007
4 out of 9 found this review helpful
Glory, GlorificationRichard Gaffin Jrpg 348
'The last Adam became life-giving Spirit' (1 Cor 15:45). In this declaration, central to Paul's christology and his pneumatology, (1.) the reference is to the Holy Spirit, and (2.) the word 'became' has in view Christ's resurrection, or more broadly, His exaltation. Consequently, the Lord (the glorified Christ) is the Spirit. This equation does not miss or deny the personal distinction between Christ and the Spirit; eternal, inner-trinitarian relationships are outside Paul's purview in these statements. The identification is functional or eschatological, not ontological; it describes what has happened to Christ, as 'the last Adam' in history. In being glorified He has been so thoroughly transformed by the Spirit (Rom 1:4; 8:11) and come into such full and permanent possession of the Spirit (Rom 8:9; 2 Cor 3:17) that they are now inseparably one in the activity of giving eschatological life.'
'This present glory of the church, paradoxically and parallel to the experience of the Lord prior to His resurrection, is veiled by afflictions and adversity. Sharing in 'the fellowship of His sufferings' is the way believers experience 'the power of His resurrection' (Phil 3:10; 2 Cor 1:5); the condition for those who aspire to be glorified with Christ is that for now we suffer with Him (Rom 8:17).'
See also Richard Gaffin's article: Redemption & Resurrection:
'All told, 'the last Adam', who has become 'the life-giving Spirit', is specifically the exalted Christ.'
 Great Resource June 8, 2007
One of the best resources you can buy, thorough research, good scholarship and a wide range of authors. Can't go wrong with this resource.
Nice! January 22, 2007
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
Got this For my son-in-law it is a book he has wanted for a long time!
Excellent Reference for Modern Pauline Scholarship. January 18, 2007
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
`The Dictionary of Paul and His Letters' is a superb reference source if your primary objective is the study of Paul's writings. As a one-volume source, unlike, for example, the six volume Anchor Bible Dictionary, it is a far less expensive reference of all Pauline issues on your desk. For most people, the very best aspect of the volume is its dedication to contemporary scholarship. This focus has many good points and a few problems.
The only problem I see with its `contemporary' focus is that some important works on Paul may not cited. This is only a theoretical concern, as my biggest fear, that the article on `Mysticism' would not refer to Albert Schweitzer's important `The Mysticism of St. Paul', but it does.
On the other side of the coin, all major articles include generous bibliographies to both books and articles in English, German, and French. I find no references to Italian articles, but if there were important articles written in Italian, I believe they will be here.
While some major Pauline scholars such as Ed Sanders and N. T. Wright are missing from the list of contributors, there are many authorities that do weigh in. Foremost among these are James Dunn, F. F. Bruce, and David Wright. There are over a hundred contributors, so I'm certain I'm unfamiliar with many major authorities. From what I know, the credentials of the contributors are impeccable.
While I learned early in my elementary school years that an encyclopedia was always a good place to start a research project, it was often not enough for first class work, but there were always things an encyclopedia could do which no other reference could do quite as well. And, this volume does a great job on those tasks.
First, as already mentioned, it has great bibliographies on all major articles. My only complaint is that since all the entries run together (no break to a new line when beginning with the author's name), the bibliographies are hard to read. I commonly miss an important reference when my aging eyes skip over the lines just a bit too quickly.
Second, the text has superior cross-referencing. Every time a word or phrase is used which is itself the subject of an article, the word or phrase is asterisked. I don't recall that even the mighty Encyclopedia Britannia did so well in cross-referencing. I know the Britannia's bibliographies were not nearly as good.
Third, there are lots of useful articles with information you simply don't find anywhere else, at least not with a certain amount of luck. Two examples stand out. The first is a list of Pauline colleagues, all those co-workers mentioned in Acts and in Paul's own letters, with indications of their roles. The second is the list of Old Testament citations in Paul, divided by those where the quote from the Septuagint is exact and those where the quote is paraphrased. Most of this is reprinted from classic papers on the subject, primarily by E. E. Ellis.
There is one area where one needs to use additional references. While there are excellent articles on each of Paul's letters, they do not constitute complete exegeses of the letters. Fortunately, again, the bibliographies offer excellent lists of full commentaries; however, they are not complete and they are limited to `modern' exegeses. The bibliography on Romans, for example, does not include either N. T. Wright's very long commentary in `The New Interpreter's Bible' or references to classical commentaries such as those by Martin Luther or John Barth. Second, I would not entirely trust the information here on very early Judaism, for example. On the other hand, long general articles about, for example `Law' are extremely good guidance on research on this subject going back over 100 years.
This book will not replace more specialized works, but it will do an excellent job of helping you find and understand the mountain of scholarly research on Paul from the last century.
Great Reference Book March 17, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I enjoy reading this book. It has great contributions to the identity of Paul and circumstances of his letters. Articles are written by well-known scholars. It gives you a quick and extensive overview on recent debates of the scholarship on particular topics. Instead of reading a dozen books, you can read a comprehensive summary in a article on the topic of your interest. It is a great book and I recommend it to any student of the New Testament.
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