Longenencker

The Road from Damascus: Impact of St. Paul's Conversion on His Life, Thought, and Ministry Longenencker

Publisher Marketing: The McMaster New Testament Studies series, edited by Richard N. Longenecker, is designed to address particular themes in the New Testament that are of concern to Christians today. Written in a style easily accessible to ministers, students, and laypeople by contributors who are proven experts in their fields of study, these volumes reflect the best of current biblical scholarship while also speaking directly to the pastoral needs of people in today's church. The contributors examine the nature of Paul's Damascus Road experience and the impact of that experience on his thought and ministry, and explore how Paul's experience functions as a paradigm for Christian thought and action today. Publisher Marketing: The contributors examine the nature of Paul's Damascus Road experience and the impact of that experience on his thought and ministry, and explore how Paul's experience functions as a paradigm for Christian thought and action today. Contributor Bio:  Longenecker, Richard N Richard N. Longenecker is Ramsey Armitage Professor of New Testament, Wycliffe College, University of Toronto. He receivec the B. A. and M. A. degrees from Wheaton College and Wheaton Graduate School of Theology, respectively, and the Ph. D. from New College, University of Edinburgh. His principal publications include Paul, Apostle of Liberty (1964), The Christology of Early Jewish Christianity (1970), The Ministry and Message of Paul (1971), Biblical Exegesis in the Apostolic Period (1975), The Acts of the Apostles in The Expositor s Bible Commentary (1981), and The New Testament Social Ethics for Today (1984).