St. Paul among the Philosophers [Paperback]

In his epistles, St. Paul sounded a universalism that has recently been taken up by secular philosophers who do not share his belief in Christ, but who regard his project as centrally important for contemporary political life. The Pauline projectas they see itis the universality of truth, the conviction that what is true is true for everyone, and that the truth should be known by everyone. In this volume, eminent New Testament scholars, historians, and philosophers debate whether Paul's promise can be fulfilled. Is the proper work of reading Paul to reconstruct what he said to his audiences? Is it crucial to retrieve the sense of history from the text? What are the philosophical undercurrents of Paul's message? This scholarly dialogue ushers in a new generation of Pauline studies.

For those aware of the discussions surrounding the Apostle Paul, there is much to laud and appreciate. Caputo and Alcoff bring together many of the primary thinkers in the current embrace of Paul. In doing so, they offer the reader an introduction to the discussion.

Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Postcards from Paul: Subtraction versus Grafting / John D. Caputo
Part 1. Paul among the Philosophers
1. St. Paul, Founder of the Universal Subject / Alain Badiou
2. From Job to Christ: A Paulinian Reading of Chesterton / Slavoj Zizek
Part 2. Paul between Jews and Christians
3. Historical Integrity, Interpretive Freedom: The Philosopher's Paul and the Problem of Anachronism / Paula Fredriksen
4. Paul between Judaism and Hellenism / E. P. Sanders
5. The Promise of Teleology, the Constraints of Epistemology, and Universal Vision in Paul / Dale B. Martin
6. Paul among the Antiphilosophers; or, Saul among the Sophists / Daniel Boyarin
7. Paul's Notion of Dunamis: Between the Possible and the Impossible / Richard Kearney
8. Concluding Roundtable: St. Paul among the Historians and the Systematizers
List of Contributors
Index

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