Paul the Apostle of Jesus Christ: His Life and Works, His Epistles and Teachings Paperback – April 1, 2010

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I understand Baur has been marginalized somewhat by scholarship since his time; that's a great pity because he definitely has much to offer and his ideas deserve a hearing in the modern day when the "search for Paul" has been re-invigorated.This book is a stunning tour-de-force by a truly great thinker; the Paul scholars would do well to review this material again with an open mind.One thing that Baur makes absolutely clear is that there were TWO highly charged, competing Christianities in the days of Paul and the Judaizers were aggressive and nasty. It also appears that Peter never went to Rome, and neither he nor Paul were martyred there. One suspects that Paul's missionary journey to Spain is the truth underneath the legends of St. Jacques de Compostela, also effaced by the later Judao-Christian camp who very much needed to steal the Jewish Jesus and his heritage to give themselves cachet.Yes, this book was written a long time ago in a much more formal and tricky style, but it is well worth the effort to accustom oneself to the more complex sentences and somewhat different word use of that day for the many treasures contained in this marvelous work.Highly, HIGHLY, recommended.

This is an overwhelmingly formidable and compelling accounting of PAUL'S literally indispensable and unique role in establishing, virtually, an indestructable foundation for the CHRISTIANITY which began to 'take deep root' during his time.This GIANT figure of Christianity mapped out and launched this 'new Religion which guided MAN, with the sustaining faithfulness of his contemporary followers along with those who followed after his leadership, and gave the assurance that those who preached JESUS' Gospel as Paul instructed would, indeed, change the world! Great book!

Baur has written one of the most intense, deep, and insightful commentaries on the work/works of the Apostle Paul that I've ever encountered. Yes, it is written in an archaic academic style that is difficult to parse at first, but one soon gets accustomed to it and that's when the amazement begins. I've read a lot of modern scholarship on the topic, and it seems to me that they don't give enough credit to Baur.This book is highly, highly recommended to anyone interested in higher criticism of the Bible. It will take some work to read it, but it is WELL worth it!