Matthew T. Sharp completed his PhD, which this book is based on, at the University of Edinburgh’s School of Divinity in 2020. He has a chapter, titled ‘Courting Daimons in Corinth: Daimonic Partnerships, Cosmic Hierarchies and Divine Jealousy in Paul’ forthcoming in an edited volume on demonology edited by Hector Patmore and Josef Lössl for Brill’s Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity series. He has also published a review of Gordon D. Fee, Jesus the Lord According to Paul the Apostle in the Expository Times, and has also published book reviews in the Expository Times, Review of Biblical Literature, and Journal for the Study of the New Testament. His current academic position is as a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in the School of Divinity at the University of St Andrews.

• AbbreviationsAcknowledgementsIntroduction: On Categories and Comparisons1. The Mechanics of Divination2. Visions3. Speech4. Texts5. SignsConclusion: Divination and Philosophy in PaulBibliography

Sharp’s book is a valuable study of divination in the letters of Paul. Because the category of divination is etic to Paul but emic to his environment, one of the main benefits of the book is that it helps readers to imagine how Paul would have been understood by his contemporaries. At the same time, Sharp does an excellent job of showing how Paul’s own ideas and practices relate to and fit within his historical context. [...] Each chapter contains a trove of useful information, and this book should be considered essential reading for all who study divine communication in Paul’s letters.

Matthew T. Sharp completed his PhD, which this book is based on, at the University of Edinburgh’s School of Divinity in 2020. He has a chapter, titled ‘Courting Daimons in Corinth: Daimonic Partnerships, Cosmic Hierarchies and Divine Jealousy in Paul’ forthcoming in an edited volume on demonology edited by Hector Patmore and Josef Lössl for Brill’s Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity series. He has also published a review of Gordon D. Fee, Jesus the Lord According to Paul the Apostle in the Expository Times, and has also published book reviews in the Expository Times, Review of Biblical Literature, and Journal for the Study of the New Testament. His current academic position is as a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in the School of Divinity at the University of St Andrews.

• AbbreviationsAcknowledgementsIntroduction: On Categories and Comparisons1. The Mechanics of Divination2. Visions3. Speech4. Texts5. SignsConclusion: Divination and Philosophy in PaulBibliography

Sharp’s book is a valuable study of divination in the letters of Paul. Because the category of divination is etic to Paul but emic to his environment, one of the main benefits of the book is that it helps readers to imagine how Paul would have been understood by his contemporaries. At the same time, Sharp does an excellent job of showing how Paul’s own ideas and practices relate to and fit within his historical context. [...] Each chapter contains a trove of useful information, and this book should be considered essential reading for all who study divine communication in Paul’s letters.

Matthew T. Sharp completed his PhD, which this book is based on, at the University of Edinburgh’s School of Divinity in 2020. He has a chapter, titled ‘Courting Daimons in Corinth: Daimonic Partnerships, Cosmic Hierarchies and Divine Jealousy in Paul’ forthcoming in an edited volume on demonology edited by Hector Patmore and Josef Lössl for Brill’s Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity series. He has also published a review of Gordon D. Fee, Jesus the Lord According to Paul the Apostle in the Expository Times, and has also published book reviews in the Expository Times, Review of Biblical Literature, and Journal for the Study of the New Testament. His current academic position is as a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in the School of Divinity at the University of St Andrews.

• AbbreviationsAcknowledgementsIntroduction: On Categories and Comparisons1. The Mechanics of Divination2. Visions3. Speech4. Texts5. SignsConclusion: Divination and Philosophy in PaulBibliography

Sharp’s book is a valuable study of divination in the letters of Paul. Because the category of divination is etic to Paul but emic to his environment, one of the main benefits of the book is that it helps readers to imagine how Paul would have been understood by his contemporaries. At the same time, Sharp does an excellent job of showing how Paul’s own ideas and practices relate to and fit within his historical context. [...] Each chapter contains a trove of useful information, and this book should be considered essential reading for all who study divine communication in Paul’s letters.