Paul and the Heritage of Israel

From 2007-08 Professor Marguerat will serve as the President of a prestigious international society for New Testament Studies (SNTS) and is a leading scholar in Luke and Acts. Mikeal C. Parsons is Macon Chair and Professor of Religion at Baylor University. In addition to the works co-authored with Heidi J. Hornik, he is the author of (with Martin Culy), A Greek Handbook on the Acts of the Apostles, Body and Character in Luke and Acts, and Luke. Storyteller, Evangelist, and Interpreter. David P. Moessner is Professor of Biblical Theology at the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary.

• I.Re-figuring Paul; Philipp Vielhauer, On the 'Paulinism' of Acts; Robert Morgan, Survey of Luke and Paul relationships in German and Anglo-Saxon scholarship from WW I to the present; Daniel Marguerat, Paul after Paul. A (hi)story of Reception; Christopher Mount, Reconstructing the Religion of Paul; Michael Wolter, From a Religion of Conversion to a Religion of Tradition; II. The Figure and Legacy of Paul in the Book of Acts; Richard Hays, The Paulinisms of Acts Intertextually Reconsidered; Daniel Marguerat, Paul and the Torah in the Book of Acts; Michael Wolter, Jesus' Death and the Forgiveness of Sins in Luke and Paul; Simon Butticaz, The Salvation of Israel in Acts: Narrative Claim of a Pauline Legacy; Jens Schroeter, Paul as a Model of Christian Witness; David Moessner, Paul: Luke's 'Witness of Witnesses'; III. The Pauline Figure of Acts Inside the Pauline Legacy; Gregory Sterling, From 'Apostle to the Gentiles' to 'Apostle of the Church'; Andreas Dettwiler, The Function of the Figure of Paul in Colossians and Ephesians; Claire Clivaz, 'Rumor': A Concept to Link Self-portraits and Receptions of Paul; Jens Schroeter, Paul the Founder of the Church; YannRedalie, 'Working with one's hands': One Model and Many Applications; Jean-Francois Landolt, The Conversion of Paul; Conclusion.

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