The Apostle Paul Guides the Early Church

A leading New Testament scholar provides important essays on the Apostle Paul, his letters, his theology, and his significance for the development of the earliest churches. Originally published in 1977 as Studies in Paul, this newly typeset and edited second edition includes another important Dahl essay on the book of Ephesians.



Contents

Paul: A Sketch

Paul and Possessions

Paul and the Church at Corinth

A Fragment and Its Context: 2 Corinthians 6:14—7:1

The Missionary Theology in the Epistle to the Romans

The Doctrine of Justification: Its Social Function and Implications

Promise and Fulfillment

The Future of Israel

Contradictions in Scripture

The One God of Jews and Gentiles

Introduction to the Letter to the Ephesians