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Living Through Dying: The Spiritual Experience of St. Paul Hardcover – January 1, 1994
by Douglas Dales (Author), A MacDonald Allchin (Foreword)
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In this beautifully written study, Douglas Dales examines fine autobiographical passages in St Paul's letters, notably II Corinthians, in the light of continuing spiritual experience and language of fine church, to ascertain the saints own experience of entering into the dying and rising of Christ. He seeks to show how the roots of all that is distinctive about Paul's theology spring from this seminal experience. This phenomenon is related to certain aspects of other New Testament writings, especially early Christian attitudes to fine passages about suffering in fine Old Testament, and fine testimony of the Apostolic Fathers.
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Paul of Tarsus, in many ways the founder of the early Christian movement, experienced a dramatic conversion on his way to Damascus. While the book of Acts records Paul's many missionary journeys to the early Christian churches, his letters to these communities are highly autobiographical and record his deep spiritual experiences. In his letter to the Philippian church, Paul declares that "my one desire is to know Christ and the power of his resurrection, and to share his sufferings in growing conformity with his death, in hope of somehow attaining the resurrection of the dead" (3:10-11). Dales, head of religious studies at Marlborough College, examines Paul's letters in-depth and argues that the motif of glory through suffering provides the foundation for Paul's teachings on justification by faith, the Church as the body of Christ and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. Dales contends that many Old Testament passages provide Paul with interpretive lenses through which to view the suffering of Jesus and his own persecution as a Christian. Dales argues that texts such as Isaiah 53, Lamentations 3 and Psalm 22 represent the "movement from darkness to light, through suffering to salvation...and [they] took on new meaning in light of the resurrection." The author also asserts that such post-Pauline Christian writers as Ignatius of Antioch and Clement of Alexandria emphasize the theme of glory through suffering, using Christ's crucifixion and resurrection as a model. Dales demonstrates through the evidence the ways in which early Christianity came to accept martyrdom as a glorious calling, since it promised, in the Christian conception at least, imminent resurrection as a reward for following Christ even unto death. Dales's accessible study offers a expansive overview of one chapter in the development of early Christianity. (Aug.)
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About the Author
Dales is Chaplain and Head of Religious Studies at Marlborough College. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
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Publisher : Lutterworth Press (January 1, 1994)
Language : English
Hardcover : 97 pages
ISBN-10 : 0718828984
ISBN-13 : 978-0718828981
Item Weight : 12.7 ounces
Dimensions : 6.26 x 0.66 x 9.53 inchesBest Sellers Rank: #3,730,769 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)#5,003 in Christian Saints
#5,358 in New Testament Criticism & Interpretation
#18,741 in History of Christianity (Books)Customer Reviews:
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Douglas Dales
The Revd Douglas Dales is an Anglican parish priest in the Oxford diocese and was formerly Chaplain of Marlborough College, an independent boarding school of boys and girls, where he taught Theology, History and Latin. He has active friendships with Catholic and Orthodox monasteries in the UK and abroad, including Mount Athos, as well as links with the Lutheran church in Latvia and Austria. He teaches theology and church history and travels widely in Europe. He is married with three grown up children and four grandchildren. He has recently produced a trilogy of studies of St Bonaventure to mark the eighth centenary of his birth in 1217. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. His interests include music, art, archaeology and horticulture.
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